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Inventors and Scientists

Black History Month
Inventors and Scientists
NOTE: Our goal is exposure to these opportunities to witness the rich history of the African-American culture. Due to class scheduling conflicts possibly caused by the length of each event, we understand your students leaving early. ANY student immersion and length of attendance is acceptable encouraged.
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
3rd Grade & Up
Related activities below
February 7
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Selma to Montgomery Experience
3rd Grade & Up
Related activities below
February 8
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Rosa Parks Museum
3rd Grade & Up

February 8
10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Legacy Project - Changemakers (Justice League, Black Achievers, and Young, Gifted and Black)
3rd Grade & Up
​February 11
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Legacy Project - Game Changers in Sports: Athletes in Action
3rd Grade & Up
February 17
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Legacy Project - The Wonders of Africa
3rd-5th Grade
February 17
1:00v pm - 2:00 pm
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Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
3rd Grade & Up
Related activities below
February 19
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 
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Nelson Mandela Museum
3rd Grade & Up
February 28
9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Legacy Project - Boss Moves (Inventors, Tech and Business)
3rd Grade & Up
February 28
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Legacy Project - Changemakers in Entertainment (Dance, Music, Acting)
3rd Grade & Up
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Related activities below


Virtual Tour Resources and Activities
Civil Rights Museum Virtual Tour and Activities
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Civil Rights Museum
Virtual Tour
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Digital Workbook Included with the Virtual Tour
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SNCC Information
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Jim Crow Laws Information

The Legacy Project Virtual Tour and Activities
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Legacy Project
Virtual Tour
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Digital Workbook for The Legacy Project
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Legacy Project:
​Change Makers

The George Washington Carver Virtual Tour and Activities
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George Washington Caver Virtual Tour
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Digital Workbook for George Washington Caver
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George Washington Carver Poem

Negro League Baseball Museum
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Negro League Baseball
​Museum Virtual Tour
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Digital Workbook Included
​with the Virtual Tour
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Famous Firsts in the History
​of Black Baseball
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Negro Leagues Powerpoint

Friends of the Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Tour and Activities
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Tuskegee Airmen Virtual Tour
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Digital Workbook for Tuskegee Airmen
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Tuskegee Airmen Timeline

The Freedom Rides Museum Tours and Activities
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Freedom Rides Virtual Tour
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Digital Workbook for The Freedom Rides
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Freedom Rides Info

The Selma Experience Virtual Tour and Activities 
The Slavery Experience Virtual Tour and Activities
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The Selma Experience
Virtual Tour
The Selma Experience
Digital Workbook

The Muhammad Ali Center Tours and Activities
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The Muhammad Ali Center Virtual Tour
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The Muhammad Ali Center Digital Workbook
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Muhammad Ali Pledge Posters
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The Slavery Experience
Virtual Tour
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The Slavery Experience Digital Workbook
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Underground Railroad Map

The Buffalo Soldiers Virtual Tour and Activities 
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The Buffalo Soldiers
Virtual Tour
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The Buffalo Soldiers
Digital Workbook
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The Buffalo Soldiers Interactive
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The Buffalo Soldiers Poem

Civil Rights Choice Board
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Use this Civil Rights Choice board to select an activity/project to help broaden your thoughts and understanding on the struggle of civil rights movement and the activists involved.

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  • HOME
    • Oak Park - Science Now!
    • Plants
  • Lesson Resources
    • K - 5 Physical Science (Unit 1) >
      • Kindergarten - Unit 1
      • 1st Grade - Unit 1
      • 2nd Grade - Unit 1
      • 3rd Grade - Unit 1
      • 4th Grade - Unit 1
      • 5th Grade - Unit 1
    • K - 5 Earth Science (Unit 2) >
      • Kindergarten - Unit 2
      • 1st Grade - Unit 2
      • 2nd Grade - Unit 2
      • 3rd Grade - Unit 2
      • 4th Grade - Unit 2
      • 5th Grade - Unit 2
    • K - 5 Life Science (Unit 3) >
      • 3rd Grade - Unit 3
      • 4th Grade - Unit 3
      • 5th Grade - Unit 3
    • Middle School Science Lessons >
      • Middle School Resources
    • High School Lessons >
      • Physics and Space Science
      • Earth Science
      • Ecology and Biology
  • Shows/Tickets
    • Girl Scout and Boy Scout Programs