Chap 14 OAH

Match the following

• an instrument designed to make distant objects appear closer

• astronomy

• an African-American Scientist, mathematician, astronomer, surveyor, and writer.

• Benjamin Banneker

• instruments used to draw lines and angles.

• Irrigation

• supplying water to land

• telescope

• the study of stars, planets, and space.

• drafting tools

When Benjamin Banneker could no longer attend school, how did he learn?

What did Benjamin invent to make watering plants an easier task?

What did Benjamin make with a pocket knife and some wood?

(a)  

List the 3 items George Ellicott gave Benjamin which helped him map out predictions about solar and lunar eclipses.

What book did Mr. Banneker write that was published and printed for over 5 years?

(a)  

What city did Benjamin help survey?

(a)