A Carver Video.... {Young George} Watch the Boyhood Carver video at the visitor center and answer the questions below. 1. The Moses Carver farm was located near what Missouri town? ______________________________ 2. What happened to George’s mother? ______________________________ 3. Did George do the easier chores or the harder chores on the Carver farm? ______________________________ 4. What are two things that George taught himself to do while on the Carver farm? ______________________________ ______________________________ 5. What did George use to teach himself how to read? ______________________________ Trailblazing.... {Young George} Hike the Carver trail where young George used his curiosity to find out about the world around him. Write about or draw three things you see while hiking the trail! [Illustration: The Carver trail leads to the 1881 Moses Carver House, Williams Pond, and Carver Family Cemetery.] Equipment.... {Carver in Lab} Find the bust of Dr. Carver and listen to the poem he is reading called _Equipment_, by Edgar A. Guest. The equipment listed in the poem symbolizes our attitudes in life. _What do you think?_ Check the best answer. “Two arms” means: I can work with all of my OR I should cross my arms and strength quit [_] [_] “Two hands” means: I can do helpful things OR I cannot do helpful things [_] [_] “Two legs” means: I can go wherever I choose OR I cannot accomplish very much [_] [_] “Two eyes” means: I can learn by reading and OR I should watch a lot of TV observing [_] [_] “A brain” means: I can keep learning for my OR I do not have to keep learning whole life [_] [_] “Start for the top and say ...” I Can! OR I Can’t! [_] [_] The Mission.... {Carver in Lab} The Organic Act Aug. 25, 1916 gives the mission of the National Park Service “... to conserve[_] the scenery[_] and the natural[_] and historic[_] objects and the wildlife[_] therein, and to provide[_] for the enjoyment[_] of the same[_] in such a manner[_] and by such means[_] as will leave[_] them unimpaired[_] for the enjoyment of future generations[_].”