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Black History From a to Z

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will enjoy exploring this colorful site during Black History Month, or any other month! Follow the timeline of famous African American women and inventors, or just click on a letter of the alphabet to find brief pieces of...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Black History Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review facts about famous black scientists.
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Pioneers, Inc.: Black Scientists and Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
Find brief descriptions of the inventions of many African-American inventors in many fields in the 19th century.
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Black Past

Black Past: Carver, George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia biography about George Washington Carver tells about his interest and research in agriculture, especially in the South.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Andre Reboucas

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Brazilian inventor who designed a device that became the world's first torpedo.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Lewis Latimer

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography of the fascinating African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In addition to finding out about his development of the carbon filament for the incandescent lamp, you can read about his expertise in patent law, his association...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Jan Matzeliger

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete biography of African-American inventor, Jan Matzeliger, who developed the shoe-lasting machine. Read about the development of his invention, and see pictures of the machine and the patent drawing.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Lewis Latimer

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography of the fascinating African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In addition to finding out about his development of the carbon filament for the incandescent lamp, you can read about his expertise in patent law, his association...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Lewis Latimer

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography of the fascinating African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In addition to finding out about his development of the carbon filament for the incandescent lamp, you can read about his expertise in patent law, his association...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: William Purvis

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read about the African-American inventor, William Purvis, who improved the fountain pen. Included is a list of his other inventions.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Black Beauty: Millionaire c.j. Walker

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographical information about Madame C.J. Walker, the first African-American millionaire.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Benjamin Banneker 1731 1806

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the life of Benjamin Banneker in an easy to read format. Learn why he was an accomplished mathematician, astronomer, surveyor, and almanac writer.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Jan Matzeliger

For Students 9th - 10th
Picture of Jan Matzeliger
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Jan Matzeliger

For Students 9th - 10th
Picture of shoe-lasting machine invented by Jan Matzeliger.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Jan Matzeliger

For Students 9th - 10th
Patent drawing submitted by Jan Matzeliger for his shoe-lasting machine.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Andrew Beard

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A short biography of Andrew Beard, whose invention improved the safety of railroads in the 19th century.
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Andrew Beard

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Drawing of the Jenny Coupler
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score H/ss: Booker T. Washington

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Biography of Booker T. Washington. Includes photographs and illustrations.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Booker T. Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Postal Service provides brief biographical details on Booker T. Washington, black educator involved with the Tuskegee Institute. He was featured on the United States Postage ten cent stamp.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Mathematician and Astronomer Benjamin Banneker

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and scientist. Also contains portraits and a map of New York, which can be enlarged for a closer view.
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Scottish Science Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical and scientific information about discoveries and technological advances credited to ten Scots, Lord Kelvin (Kelvin scale), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), James Watt (steam engine), and Alexander Fleming (penicillin),...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Thomas Edison

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a black and white photo of a famous American inventor named Thomas Edison. His many inventions included the practical electric light bulb and phonograph (a device used to play recorded sound).

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