Have students choose a meaningful Black History Month quote each week to display on a bulletin board. They can write a short reflection on what the quote means to them and how it connects to today’s world. 8.
11. The ironing board (invented by Sarah Boone), the traffic light system (invented by Garrett Morgan), and the home security system (invented Marie Van Brittan Brown) all came down to us from Black inventors. Mireille Harper contributed to the book “Timelines from Black History: Leaders, ...
A few decades after receiving his patent, Congress amended patent laws so that all African Americans were free to receive patents, opening the door for all future black inventors. 2. Lewis Latimer We all know that Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, but did you know that Lewis Latimer invent...
On the other hand, however, the writing of the BWR suggests that when artists and critics believe that they are not inventors of politically and culturally useful myths but “mediums” speaking to their readers directly from the “miasma of the past,” fol-klore can become a dangerous trap...
Provide Black, brown, red and white paint. The children will find that they can create any skin shade using these colors. Science/Discovery Area Idea: Invention Display Display items that the inventors you are covering have invented such as golf tees, eye exam items, ironing board, etc. ...
The cruel fact of life for inventors of better mousetraps is that, if you can’t find anybody with SERIOUS mouse invasions, you are hosed. Your superior trap will do nothing but waste the time and money of everyone involved. But even if you can find places where the mice are dancing in...
If you only read the standard literature, you would still be convinced that the ENIAC and its inventors were giants of the field. Once you read everything, you discover that reality is more interesting. It turns out that the inventors of the ENIAC were "inspired" by prior inventions, much...
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color, but nothing that was suited for the curls and coils of Black peoples’ hair. Scalp and hair issues were common in the Black community, which were both physically uncomfortable and impacted self-esteem. This was the motivating factor for many Black inventors who changed the cosmetics ...
11 Products That Were Invented to be Used for Something Else Gallery Credit: Bruce Mikells Necessity is a Mother at least for Inventors Guinness World Records via YouTube Necessity is a Mother at least for Inventors The following list of products have become commercially successful for a use tha...