Inventors and Inventions
This person invented the first smoke hood to protect firefighters during a fire.
Garrett Morgan
This is one of the reasons why pioneers moved west.
- More land
- Greater opportunities
- Find gold
- Religious freedom
This was the the main reason why the north and the south fought in the Civil War.
The disagreement on slavery.
This is where Ms. Antunez is from
Miami
Name the mascot of OA
Tigre!
This person innovated the electroacoustic transducer, making it easier for race car drivers to hear their pit crews.
James West
This was a job free African Americans could get in Texas after the Civil War.
Black cowboys
This person was the president of the North (or the Union) during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
This is the number of student-teachers from American University who worked with our class. (Bonus points if you can name them)
Two
Name two administrators at Adams.
These are two other inventions Garrett Morgan made besides the smoke hood.
The three-position traffic signal or hair-straightening products.
This was the most popular trail pioneers took to go to the west.
Oregon Trail
This was the name of the country that was formed in the South during the Civil War.
The Confederates States of America
This is the name of the person in 5th grade who is obsessed with trains.
Emilio A!
Name one middle school teacher.
Too many to type!
This person was an African American woman who worked for NASA and helped get the first man on the moon. Her life was featured in the movie "Hidden Figures."
Katherine Johnson
This was the name given to the forced movement of Native Americans from their land to the west.
The Trail of Tears
This was the name of the president of the South during the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis.
Maria, Gabe, Joaquin!
Name the after school program.
OCA
This woman was a computer scientist, worked for the Navy, and was one of the first computer programmers.
Grace Hopper
The Transcontinental Railroad
This was the name of the document Lincoln signed to free slaves in the Confederate states.
Th Emancipation Proclamation
Name one student in the 5th grade who was not in OA in the 4th grade.
Uli, Leo, Santiago, David, Saul
OCC