African American Inventors - Bath, Carver & McCoy

Which inventor was born in 1844?

• George Washington Carver

• Patricia Bath

• Elijah McCoy

What is the correct word for a person who studies eye diseases and disorders?

• opthalmalogy

• opthalmalogist

• optometrist

• octopus

Check all of the people who were African American inventors.

• Christine Robinson

• George Washington Carver

• Patricia Bath

• Garrett Morgan

• Elijah McCoy

A century is 100 years. Right now we live in the 21st century. People who lived in the 1900s lived in the 20th century. People who lived from 1800 to 1899 lived in the -------------.

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 20th century

• They never lived.

A century is ______ years.

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1 year

• 1000 years

How many patents did Elijah McCoy receive for his inventions?

• just 1

• 5

• 75

• 57

Check some of the inventions Elijah McCoy came up with.

• folding iron board

• lawn sprinkler

• train lubricator

• the ice cream cone

When your eye becomes cloudy and you can't see clearly you......

• didn't wash your face correctly.

• have cataracts.

• see lots of clouds in the sky.

Patricia invented a __________ that could remove a cataract.

• sword

• laser

• scissor

Check all the boxes that apply. Patricia Bath is from......

• New York

• Harlem

• The United States of America

• North America