African American Achievements Lesson

Objectives:

  • The purpose of this activity is to teach you how to use your data science skills to honor and recognize African Americans who have achieved great success.

    Resources:

  • Script
  • Deepnote Answer Key
  • Deepnote that students should make a duplicate of

    Activity Steps

  • Play the video titled, “African American Achievements”
  • Introduce the Activity: In this activity, you will analyze a dataset about notable African American achievements.
  • Explain The Purpose of the Activity: The purpose of this activity is to teach you how to use your data science skills to honor and recognize - African Americans who have achieved great success.

Activity Instructions:

  1. Dataset Analysis:
    • Guide students to analyze the provided dataset.
    • Encourage them to identify and explore notable achievements.
  2. Creative Project – Zine Creation:
    • Introduction to Zines: “After you analyze the dataset, you will create a zine, which is a small, self-published booklet or magazine, about one person from the dataset who inspired you.”
    • Share your screen to show examples of zines (SCREENSHARE ZINE).
  3. Instructions and Resources:
    • Deepnote Instructions: All of the instructions for this activity can be found on Deepnote
    • Ensure students have access to Deepnote and know how to navigate the platform.