
(Dan Dry, CC BY-SA 3.0), Mark Dean (Min H. Images: public domain or fair use, with exception of Bettye Greene (Science Institute), J. Native American scientists and engineers,Īnd other scientists from around the world. This includes celebrating the stories ofĪsian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, To help students see themselves with a future in STEM and to broaden understanding of science history, it is important for students to learn about a diverse range of scientists and engineers. You can email us at with your comments or story. If you use the "Learn More About these 32 Scientists for Black History Month" resource and career worksheet with students, we would love to hear your feedback.
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To encourage students to learn more about these scientists and to explore related careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, use our free STEM Career Worksheet along with this post. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sklootįor additional STEM reading suggestions, see our STEM reading list.Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success by Keith C.African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era by Jeannette Brown.African American Women Chemists by Jeannette Brown.Work It, Girl: Mae Jemison: Blast off into space like by Caroline Moss (Author), Sinem Erkas (Illustrator).The Book of Awesome Black Americans: Scientific Pioneers, Trailblazing Entrepreneurs, Barrier-Breaking Activists and Afro-Futurists by Monique L.Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson by Katherine Johnson.Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life by Mae Jemison.Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM by Tonya Bolden.


Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors.Black Pioneers of Science and Invention by Louis Haber (Author).Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton (Author), Don Tate (Illustrator).Ticktock Banneker's Clock by Shana Keller (Author), David C.The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just by by Mélina Mangal (Author), Luisa Uribe (Illustrator).The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague by Julia Finley Mosca (Author), Daniel Rieley (Illustrator).Patricia Bath by Julia Finley Mosca (Author), Daniel Rieley (Illustrator)

