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Celebrating Black History Month
What do Sarah Boone, Alexander Miles, Garrett Morgan, Robert F. Flemming, and John Standard all have in common? They were all African-American Inventor! As part of Black History Month, have your children learn about them and their inventions.
African-American inventors and their inventions
1st Sarah Boone – ironing board
2nd Alexander Miles – Elevator
3rd Garrett Morgan – traffic signal
4th Robert F. Flemming – Guitar
5th John Standard – Refrigerator
6th George T. Sampson – clothes dryer
7th D. Johnson – Lawnmowers
8th Bessie Blount – a device that can feed themselves amputees
9th Otis Boykin – a variable resistor used in guided missile parts
10th George Grant – the world's first patent for a golf ball
11th John Lee Love – Pencil Sharpener turned by hand
12th Richard Spikes – automobile directional signals
13th William Purvis – self-inking hand stamp
14th Kevin Woolfolk – Hamster Workout Wheel
15th Patricia Bath – First African-American Doctor, a patent for a medical invention is a method for removing cataract lenses using a laser device to receive
16th WA Martin – lock
17th GW Murray – Planters
18th FM Jones – air conditioner
19th AC Richardson – bottle
20th ER Robinson – Electric Railway Trolley
21st JR Winters – Fire escape
22nd BH Taylor – Wankel engine
23rd Donald Cotton – propellants for nuclear reactors
24th Norbert Rillieux – a method for refining sugar
25th Emmett W. Chappelle – Techniques for the detection of bacteria in the urine, blood, drinking water and food
26th JW Smith – sprinklers
27th WU Moody – board design
28th AL Cradle – Ice cream mold
Activities
1st Research other inventions by African Americans.
2nd Here are the dates for these inventions and a timeline of them.
3rd Discuss how life would be very different without these inventions.
4th Discuss the process of inventing something and have your students come with their own inventions. They should make their inventions provide a name and description to write.
5th Classify these inventions in categories such things around the house and property for security.
6th Alphabetize the names of inventors.
7th Have some kids cutting insert pictures of the inventions and it on the left side of the index cards. Do others Children use to write labels or the nature of the invention, and add them to the right of the tabs match the images. Make puzzles by cutting down the middle of this Cards with different designs. You can also craft scissors that come in a variety of patterns.
8th Create a puzzle or find a cross word puzzle Use these inventors' last names.
I hope these ideas are useful and have inspired your own creative thinking!
About the Author
Freda J. Glatt, MS, is a retired K-6 teacher. Helping others reinforce reading comprehension through FUNdamental Reading Activities, including games and worksheets, is her new educational goal. Visit her site at http://www.sandralreading.com.
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