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African-American Inventors
Students conduct research on a variety of African-American inventors. They choose an invention that they feel has had the greatest impact on the world today and write a short summary of the invention, its impact and the inventor's...
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Ohio Inventors
Fourth graders gain an understanding of the impacts that inventions have made on the lives of others and how new developments led to the growth of Ohio and the United States. They also investigate the lives of some individual inventors.
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Hunt the Fact Monster
For this Fact Finder worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific site to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Great Gullah Story Telling Packet
Sixth graders examine the Creole language known as Gullah which is a form of speech comprised of a number of unrelated languages. They determine how slaves used this to communicate so that slave masters would not be able to understand...
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Food Ways - Graphing
Sixth graders choose the appropriate graph to display collected data. They interview each other on what foods they eat. They also interview elders and find out what types of food they grew up eating. They create graphs to display the...
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Measurement
Students study the metric system and examine other ways to measure. In this measurement lesson students complete activities that help them to better understand the measuring system.
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America's Wars
Students classify information regarding American involvement in wars. In this classification lesson, students examine the causes of the war in which the United States has been involved, and classify them as mainly political, social,...
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A Tribute to Bob Marley
In this tribute worksheet, students replace letters in a multiplication problem with numbers. Upon completion, they will have discovered a mutliplication problem and solve the equation correctly. This one-page worksheet...
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Technology and the African American Inventor
Students research, using the Internet, technological advances that have resulted from the work of African Americans. They discuss and share the results of their research. They complete the assignment by writing an essay how different...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum Online Stuff: Garrett Morgan
An excellent article about inventor Garrett Morgan including information about his two life-saving inventions: the Safety Hood, an early gas mask, and the traffic light.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1624: Garrett Morgan
Article focusing on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, gas mask, and an innovative hair straightener. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
Other
Ohio Trek: African Americans in Cleveland 1809 1925
Cleveland's famous African Americans - Garrett Morgan, George Peake, Charles Chestnutt, and others - are discussed here in the context of general information about African American history in Ohio.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan
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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The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Garrett Morgan
This site presents a radio program (with accompanying text) focusing on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, gas mask, and an innovative hair straightener.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Garrett Morgan
This site presents a radio program (with accompanying text) focusing on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, gas mask, and an innovative hair straightener.
Other
Federal Highway Administration: Garrett A. Morgan Program
This site from the Federal Highway Administration provides a detailed biography of Garret A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), as well as focusing on two of his most important inventions: the three-position traffic signal and the safety hood....
PBS
Pbs Who Made America? Garrett Augustus Morgan
The African American inventor of a life-saving device, mechanical traffic signals, and more had to fight for recognition.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Garrett Augustus Morgan
The African American inventor of a life-saving device, mechanical traffic signals, and more had to fight for recognition.
Read Works
Read Works: Making Streets Safer
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about traffic lights and how they make streets safer. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Special Feature: Forgotten Inventors
This fascinating site from PBS features seven inventions from the 19th and 20th centuries, along with information about the men and women who created them. Click on one of the small photos to learn more, or scroll down through the...