Friday, February 26, 2010

Blog Post #4: Black History and Science


As you know, February is Black History month. In honor of Black History month, we are going to take some time to learn about some scientific advances made by influential people in black history. Follow the links and answer the questions in your blog.

1. Choose a scientific discipline (biochemistry, biology, chemistry, etc.) and a scientist from that list. List the scientist and discipline that you chose. What was their contribution?
2. Inventions ?List 3 cool things invented by African-Americans and the respective inventor.
3. Checkout the 101 Fast Facts. List your favorite from the "Inventions and Discoveries" tab. Who did you choose? What did they invent/discover? Why is this significant? Also checkout the "Records Breaking," "Little Known," and "Firsts" when you are done.

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