Black History Month
Students are learning about these scientists during Black History Month. Students are encouraged to learn more about these scientists and to explore related science projects and careers for scientists they find inspiring. For each scientist, students are reading a short biographical highlight and exploring hands-on science projects related to the scientist's area of study.
WEEK ONE
Dr. Patricia Bath
Ophthalmologist
Dr. Patricia Bath made history as one of the first Black women to be inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame.
WEEK TWO
Margaret Collins
Entomologist and Zoologist
Known affectionately as "The Termite Lady"
WEEK THREE
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Heart Surgeon
The son of a barber, Daniel Hale Williams founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and performed the world's first successful heart surgery, in 1893.
Mystery Science: Dr. Daniel William Hayes
Go Noodle: My Racing Heart