African American Inventors Worksheet
Explore the significant contributions of African American inventors to society and technology.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet explores the impactful contributions of African American inventors throughout history.
1. Who is known for inventing the traffic light and the gas mask?
George Washington Carver
Madam C.J. Walker
Garrett Morgan
Elijah McCoy
2. Which inventor developed over 300 uses for the peanut, along with hundreds of uses for other crops like soybeans and sweet potatoes?
Lewis Howard Latimer
George Washington Carver
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Sarah E. Goode
3. Madam C.J. Walker built an empire around her revolutionary hair care products, becoming one of the first American female .
4. The phrase "the real McCoy" is often attributed to due to the reliability of his lubricating devices for steam engines.
5. Dr. Charles Drew revolutionized blood storage techniques with his work on blood , which saved countless lives during World War II.
6. Lewis Howard Latimer, a self-taught draftsman, worked with both Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison.
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7. Sarah E. Goode was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent for her invention of the folding cabinet bed.
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8. Describe the impact of Jan Ernst Matzeliger's shoe lasting machine on the shoe manufacturing industry.
Match each inventor with their notable invention.
9. Garrett Morgan
a. Blood plasma storage
10. Dr. Charles Drew
b. Traffic light
11. George Washington Carver
c. Uses for peanuts
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