Everyone Should Know: 8 Black Inventors

This digital download is filled with great people in history who did great things, but are often forgotten or never heard of beyond their days. This unit study is to learn about several influential people who had great roles in a lot of things we see and use today. You will find eight black inventors and an invitation to a journey in finding out where they were and how they influenced the world then and now. Each page will provide you with an inventor, their name, and a little information to get you started.

Several subjects are included, such as:

• Writing prompts (English, Language Arts)

• Pinpoint places (Geography)

• Drawing inventions (Art)

• Then and now (Social Studies)

• Word find (Creativity)

Ideas for using this resource:

• Use the pages to create an interactive notebook

• Build a keepsake journal

• Create a show-and-tell

• Create a report for submitting to local paper