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WHAT IS S.T.E.A.M?
STEM + ART = STEAM
AN ACRONYM FOR
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING
ARTS
MATHEMATICS
STEAM PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR FORMALLY TEACHING THE INTER-RELATIONSHIPS OF HOW SUBJECTS RELATE IN REAL-LIFE.
WHAT IS BLACK HISTORY?
BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICA’S HISTORY…HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PULLMAN PORTERS, WHERE
INSTRUMENTAL IN INFORMING THE BLACK COMMUNITY
ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE TIME? OFTEN TIMES THIS
MEANT RISKING THEIR JOB AND PERHAPS THEIR LIVES.
OUR PULLMAN PORTERS WILL CONTINUE THE LEGACY BY
TAKING YOU ON THIS TRIVIA QUEST, STATION BY STATION.
FULL STEAM AHEAD!
OLD SCHOOL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION
• CLUES…
• 1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN DIRECTOR OF THE HAYDEN PLANETARIUM IN NYC
• HOSTED “NOVA SCIENCE NOW” ON PBS
FIRST STOP, SCIENCE. ALL ABOARD!
FIRST STOP, SCIENCE. ALL ABOARD!
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
ASTROPHYSICIST
• SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON WAS THE:
• A.FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PERFORM OPEN HEART SURGERY
• B. FIRST AFRICAN AMERCAN WOMAN TO EARN A PH.D FROM MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUE OF TECHONLOGY
(M.I.T)
• C. DISCOVERED BLOOD PLASMA
FIRST STOP, SCIENCE. ALL ABOARD!
FIRST STOP, SCIENCE. ALL ABOARD!
SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON
B. FIRST AFRICAN AMERCAN WOMAN TO
EARN A PH.D FROM MASSACHUSETTS
INSTITUE OF TECHONLOGY (M.I.T)
• CREATED THE FIRST HOME GAME VIDEO SYSTEMS (IF YOU HAVE A WII, XBOX OR
PLAYSTATION, YOU SHOULD KNOW….
SECOND STOP, TECHNOLOGY. ALL ABOARD!
SECOND STOP, TECHNOLOGY.ALL ABOARD!
GERALD A. LAWSON
1940-2011
INVENTOR
• LED THE DESIGN TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THE FIRST ONE-GIGAHERTZ COMPUTER PROCESSOR
• HOLDS 1/3 OF THE ORGINAL IBM PATENTS
• WITHOUT THIS PERSON, WE COULDN’T PROCESS THIS PRESENTATION!
SECOND STOP, TECHNOLOGY. ALL ABOARD!
SECOND STOP, TECHNOLOGY.ALL ABOARD!
MARK E. DEAN
COMPUTER ENGINEER
•WHILE WORKING ON CREATING A HEAT PUMP THAT USED WATER TO COOL DOWN
INSTEAD OF FREON, THIS ENGINEER CREATED A FUN SUMMERTIME TOY
• THIS INVENTION EARNED THIS INVENTOR MILLIONS!
THIRD STOP, ENGINEERING. ALL ABOARD!
THIRD STOP, TECHNOLOGY. ALL ABOARD!
LONNIE JOHNSON
AEROSPACE ENGINEER
THIRD STOP, TECHNOLOGY. ALL ABOARD!
TIGER WOODS MAY HOLD MANY
GOLFING TITLES, HOWEVER, GEORGE
T. GRANT, A BLACK MAN MADE IT
POSSIBLE FOR WOODS AND OTHER
GOLFERS TO PLAY BY INVENTING …
THIRD STOP, TECHNOLOGY. ALL ABOARD!
THE GOLF TEE
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
• BOTH A COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN (PIANIST), HE COMPOSED OVER 1,000 SONGS AND MUSICAL PIECES
• TRANSFORMED AMERICAN RAGTIME
• HE CO-COMPOSED PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN’S 1948 CAMPAIGN SONG “I’M JUST WILD ABOUT
HARRY”
• FOR MANY LMS STUDENTS, YOU’LL ATTEND A SCHOOL HONORING HIS LEGACY
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
JAMES HUBERT BLAKE FEBURARY 7, 1883- FEBRUARY 12, 1983
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
• SAVION GLOVER LEARNED A THING OR TWO FROM THIS DYNAMIC DUO
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
NICHOLAS BROTHERS
TAP DANCERS
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
THIS AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTOR WAS THE FIRST TO WIN AN OSCAR
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
HATTIE MCDANIEL
ACTRESS
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
• GRADUATED FROM COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL IN 1923
• ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
• FLUENT IN NINE LANGUAGES
• MADE OVER 300 RECORDINGS
FOURTH STOP, THE ARTS. ALL ABOARD!
PAUL ROBESON
SINGER, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, SCHOLAR
Which African American inventor published a Farmers' Almanac?
a) Otis Boykin b) Madame Walker
c) Benjamin Banneker d) George Washington Carver
FIFTH AND FNAL STOP, MATHEMATICS.ALL ABOARD!
FIFTH AND FNAL STOP, MATHEMATICS. ALL ABOARD!
C. BENJAMIN BANNEKER
A “Free Negro”/Scientist/Mathematician
FIFTH AND FNAL STOP, MATHEMATICS.ALL ABOARD!
• CLUES…
• FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ACCEPTED IN THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
• NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY
• FIRST BLACK TENURED FACULTY MEMBER AT UC BERKELEY.
FIFTH AND FNAL STOP, MATHEMATICS. ALL ABOARD!
DAVID BLACKWELL
Statistician/Mathematician
WOMEN IN THE ARTS
ELIZABETH TAYLOR GREENFIELD
OPERA SINGER
ALMA WOODSEY THOMAS/ARTIST
MARION ANDERSON
OPERA SINGER
MISSY COPELAND
PRIMA BALLERINA
LOIS MAILOU JONES/ARTIST ELIZABETH CATLETT/SCULPTOR/
PRINTMAKER
LOCAL DC CONNECTIONS.SO MUCH TALENT IN ONE SMALL PLACE!
DAVID DRISKELL
ARTIST / UNIV. OF MD
EMERITUS FACULTY
MICHAEL EALY (BROWN)
SPRINBROOK HS ALUM
NOW TAKE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED FROM OUR PULLMAN
PORTERS AND TAKE YOUR OWN JOURNEY THROUGH
HISTORY AND HISTORY IN THE MAKING.
LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, PBS DOCUMENTARIES, ORAL
FAMILY HISTORIES AND THE ARTS ARE ALL GREAT METHODS
FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION AND INSIGHT.
NOW WE’RE JUST A GOOGLE AWAY FROM INFORMATION.
GOOGLE WISELY, YOU MIGHT JUST LEARN SOMETHING!
NEW METHODS OFCOMMUNICATION/ EDUCATION
TO MY DEAR SISTERFRIENDS AND MOMS OF OUR
VILLAGE. IT’S AMAZING WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
OVER BRUNCH!
TRACY HUNDLEY/TAKOMA PARK MS PARENT
KIM SELLERS, PH.D/ARGYLE MS PARENT
SPECIAL THANKS!!!
Thank you! Sheila Chandler, Proud Loiederman MS Parent
NAACP Parents’ Council Representative 2014-2015