The
Top Ten African-American Inventors
This
Scholastic site has a brief description of ten inventors and then has a link to
find out more information about them.
Inventors and Inventions: African-American Inventors -
EnchantedLearning.com
Here
you will find a brief description of inventors. Some have links to find more
information.
Encyclopedia
Britannica’s Guide to Black History
Biographies
of black inventors
The History Channel - Black History Month
Short
biographies
Awesome Library - Social_Studies
Alphabetical
listing of famous black Americans
2. You will need to
complete the "Black
History Month" Worksheet or Inspiration
outline and. Here are some questions that you might look up to help you
get started.
1. What was this person’s occupation?
2. What was this person’s greatest achievement?
3. You may choose
one of these famous African-Americans, or research another person after you
have had your idea approved by your teacher.
4. Use the plan you
made on the "Black
History Month" Worksheet or Inspiration
outline to create a PowerPoint project. Click here if you need help
putting graphics into your project.
5. Use the checklist and Rubric to check your
work.
TIP:
·
Keep track of the website addresses you used to research your famous
person. You need to include them on the last page of your PowerPoint.
(Use Inspiration)
5. After you have
finished your PowerPoint presentation, make 4 Trivial Pursuit slides.
·
Use the categories above.
(Sports, Science & Inventors, Educators & Authors, Entertainers,
Community or Civil Rights Leaders)
·
Write 4 questions about the person you learned about. Put 4 choices for each question. The answer must be in your slideshow.
Sample Trivial Pursuit Card
Science & Inventors
What
was one of Mae Jemison’s accomplishments?
A.
She was in the Olympics.
B.
She was a Supreme
Court judge.
C.
She was the first
female African-American astronaut.
D.
She was a singer
on “American Idol”.