Agriculture: 

• 7 CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK FARMERS TO AGRICULTURE

• Contributions of African Americans to Agriculture Lessons

• Black History Month: These African Americans fueled farming

• Powerful Audio Stories from Longwood Gardens on African American Contribution to Horticulture

• FFA Resources

• Black Faces in Green Spaces (Do not share outside FCPS)

• The Morrill Act of 1862 and 1890

Automotive

• TOP FIVE PIONEERS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTO HISTORY

• Elijah McCoy

Biomed

• 10 African Americans Who Have Shaped Public Health

Business

• 10 Famous African American Business Leaders Who Changed the World

• Black In Business: Celebrating The Legacy Of Black Entrepreneurship

• MBE AA History Month Resources

Child Development

• 8 Black Pioneers Who’ve Influenced Education

• Black Educators who changed history

• African Americans who forever changed academia

Computer Science

• 7 Black Pioneers in Computer Science

• Black History Month Playlist (From CSTA)

• Code.org Black History Month Resources

• Influential Black Figures in Computer Science (Zimmerman)

• Garald Jerry Lawson

Black History Month

February

• 7 Black Pioneers in CS posters (tabloid-size)

  • Infographics (letter-size)

  • Scavenger Hunt (sheet)

  • Padlet (for virtual scavenger hunt)

  • Decoding Binary Activity  //  graphic version

  • Additional Resources

  • Image Collages

  • Long Kahoot (10 Q's)

  • Short Kahoot (4 Q's)

• People of Color in Tech

• 10 Black Women Changing the Face of CS

• 20 Notable Black Innovators in Tech

• Vidcode Tutorial

  • Vidcode Lesson Plan

  • Vidcode Activity

Cosmetology

• 8 Women Who Broke Barriers in Beauty

Culinary

• Black Pioneers in the Food Industry

Tech Ed / Engineering

• 20 Notable Black Innovators in Tech

• 8 INCREDIBLE BLACK ENGINEERS WHO MADE THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

• 16 black STEM innovators who have defined our modern world

• How Black Vernacular Architecture Is Changing Museums

• In Jim Crow South, Iconic Duke Basketball Arena Was Designed by Black Architect Julian Abele

• Obama Taps Studio Museum of Harlem Curator Thelma Golden to Join Board of Presidential Library

• Elijah McCoy

• Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor (article)- HS 

Health

• 10 African Americans Who Have Shaped Public Health

• 10 African-American Pioneers Who Changed Healthcare

• Mental health - Black Pioneers In Mental Health

• Medicine - Celebrating 10 African-American medical pioneers

STEM

• African American STEM Leaders You Need to Know (If You Don’t Already)

• 16 black STEM innovators who have defined our modern world

• Black Innovators in STEM Who Changed the World

WBL 

• Race in the workplace, 10 Diversity & Inclusion Statistics That Will Change How You Do Business 

• Diversity in the Workplace Assignment

Inventors (Invention & Innovation) or MS Tech Ed

• 14 Black Inventors You Probably Didn’t Know About 

• 10 African American Inventors Who Changed the World 

• Black Inventors

• Charles Drew

FACS/ MICS:

• Black Inventor who influenced the way we use the internet

• Black Stem Innovators who defined the modern world

• Black History Month- Invited to Dinner

Everfi Resources

•  Check out 306: Black History. This newly updated digital course explores the lives, stories, and lessons of Black Americans throughout history.  

• Explore our Black History Month Toolkit 

• 9- 12th grade students can join us February 8th for our Black History Month Student Workshop.  

• Join us February 21, at 12 PM ET for our webinar Breaking Barriers: Celebrating Black Trail Blazers. 

Example Discussion Questions:

• What happened afterwards as a result of the innovator’s work? 

• What else was going on in the world at the time of the innovation? 

• If the innovation still exists, how has the invention changed over time? 

• What skills or experience did the inventor have to provide them the skills to develop the invention?

• What was life like for African Americans during the time when the inventor was alive and working? Think about laws, social norms, economics, and other factors. For example, would the inventor be living in a segregated society or do you think they were evenable to apply for patents at the time?

• How would our lives be different without this innovation?

• Who were their contemporaries? What other scientists, inventors, or other notable people.

• What was occurring technologically in the United States during this time? Example: the Industrial Revolution, the Space Age, etc.le were living at the same time?

• If you could meet them, what is one question you would ask them about their struggles with Equity and Equality and how it hampered their work.

System Initiative

Promote student achievement and equity through culturally responsive classroom practices and resources that best meet the needs of a diverse student population. (FCPS Cultural Proficiency Initiative) 

Alignment of Standards

•  Explain that economic, political, and culture issues are influenced by the development and use of technology. (ITEA, STL 4-G)

• Explain that throughout history, new technologies have results from the demands, values, interests of individuals, businesses, industries, and societies. (ITEA, STL 6-D)

• Describe how many inventions and innovations evolved by a slow and methodical process of testing and refinement. (ITEA, STL -7C)

• Explain that the use of inventions and innovations has led to changes in society and the creation of needs and wants. (ITEA, STL 7E)

• Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.(ISTE 7B)