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Math Famous African Americans: Using a Grid Learn interesting facts about some famous African Americans by using a grid to decode the names. Write the letter on the line that corresponds to each set of coordinates. For example, if you are given the coordinates (1,5), you would write the letter “S.” (The horizontal coordinate is the first number in the pair and the vertical coordinate is the second number.) 1. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ is famous (3,5) (2,5) (3,1) (3,1) (6,5) (6,4) (4,2) (4,2) (5,3) (3,4) (5,1) (6,3) (3,3) for freeing more than 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad. 2. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ refused to give up her bus (3,1) (4,5) (1,5) (2,5) (5,5) (6,3) (3,1) (1,1) (1,5) seat to a white person. 3. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,2) (2,5) (5,1) (4,3) (1,5) (2,5) (3,1) (5,1) (6,5) (1,5) (4,2) (6,4) (2,5) (1,2) was an important spy for the United States during the Revolutionary War. 4. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ is a famous (5,1) (2,5) (5,2) (2,5) (6,3) (3,3) (4,1) (6,4) (4,4) (4,5) (5,3) performer, writer, and director. 5. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ owns her (4,5) (5,5) (3,1) (2,5) (3,5) (2,4) (6,5) (3,3) (5,4) (3,1) (4,3) (5,2) own television studio. 6. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ was the first (3,2) (4,3) (1,5) (1,5) (4,3) (3,2) (2,5) (2,3) (1,1) (1,5) (6,2) (3,3) African-American man to run for president. 7. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (5,1) (2,5) (3,1) (4,2) (6,5) (3,3) (4,4) (5,3) (4,2) (3,5) (6,4) (3,1) ____ ____ ____ ____ , ____ ____ ., led the fight for civil rights during the 1960’s (1,1) (1,4) (3,3) (4,1) (3,2) (3,1) and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963. 8. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (1,5) (4,5) (3,2) (4,5) (5,3) (3,1) (3,3) (4,3) (3,1) (4,2) (3,1) (5,3) (4,2) (3,5) was born a slave and escaped. She fought against slavery and for women’s voting rights. 9. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,4) (4,5) (4,5) (1,1) (4,3) (3,1) (4,2) (2,4) (2,5) (1,5) (3,5) (6,5) (3,3) (4,1) ____ ____ ____ started a school to train African-American teachers, farmers, (4,2) (6,2) (3,3) brick makers, and carpenters. 10. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,2) (2,5) (2,3) (1,1) (6,5) (4,3) (3,1) (6,2) (3,4) (6,5) (3,3) (1,5) (4,5) (3,3) was the first African American to play major league baseball. He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. #590 Thematic Unit—African Americans © Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 5 S A H O P I 4 I W B L F E 3 Q C N E U A 2 D V J T Y O 1 K Z R G M X 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Famous African Americans: Using a GridLearn interesting facts about some famous AfricanAmericans by using a grid to decode the names.Write the letter on the line that corresponds toeach set of coordinates. For example, if you aregiven the coordinates (1,5), you would write theletter “S.” (The horizontal coordinate is the firstnumber in the pair and the vertical coordinate is the second number.)
1. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ is famous (3,5) (2,5) (3,1) (3,1) (6,5) (6,4) (4,2) (4,2) (5,3) (3,4) (5,1) (6,3) (3,3)
for freeing more than 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad.2. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ refused to give up her bus
(3,1) (4,5) (1,5) (2,5) (5,5) (6,3) (3,1) (1,1) (1,5)
seat to a white person.3. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
(3,2) (2,5) (5,1) (4,3) (1,5) (2,5) (3,1) (5,1) (6,5) (1,5) (4,2) (6,4) (2,5) (1,2)
was an important spy for the United States during the Revolutionary War.4. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ is a famous
(5,1) (2,5) (5,2) (2,5) (6,3) (3,3) (4,1) (6,4) (4,4) (4,5) (5,3)
performer, writer, and director.5. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ owns her
(4,5) (5,5) (3,1) (2,5) (3,5) (2,4) (6,5) (3,3) (5,4) (3,1) (4,3) (5,2)own television studio.
6. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ was the first (3,2) (4,3) (1,5) (1,5) (4,3) (3,2) (2,5) (2,3) (1,1) (1,5) (6,2) (3,3)African-American man to run for president.
7. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (5,1) (2,5) (3,1) (4,2) (6,5) (3,3) (4,4) (5,3) (4,2) (3,5) (6,4) (3,1)____ ____ ____ ____ , ____ ____ ., led the fight for civil rights during the 1960’s (1,1) (1,4) (3,3) (4,1) (3,2) (3,1) and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.
8. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (1,5) (4,5) (3,2) (4,5) (5,3) (3,1) (3,3) (4,3) (3,1) (4,2) (3,1) (5,3) (4,2) (3,5) was born a slave and escaped. She fought against slavery and for women’s voting rights.
9. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,4) (4,5) (4,5) (1,1) (4,3) (3,1) (4,2) (2,4) (2,5) (1,5) (3,5) (6,5) (3,3) (4,1)____ ____ ____ started a school to train African-American teachers, farmers, (4,2) (6,2) (3,3)brick makers, and carpenters.
10. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____(3,2) (2,5) (2,3) (1,1) (6,5) (4,3) (3,1) (6,2) (3,4) (6,5) (3,3) (1,5) (4,5) (3,3)
was the first African American to play major league baseball. He joined the BrooklynDodgers in 1947.
#590 Thematic Unit—African Americans © Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
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Answer Key 1. Harriet Tubman 2. Rosa Parks 3. James Armistead 4. Maya Angelou 5. Oprah Winfrey 6. Jesse Jackson 7. Martin Luther King, Jr. 8. Sojourner Truth 9. Booker T. Washington 10. Jackie Robinson
© Teacher Created Resources, Inc. #590 Thematic Unit—African Americans
