1. Celebrating Black History Month A Web Quest Designed by Mrs. Blankenship

2. Introduction……. February is Black History Month. Today, you are going to find out some very interesting information about when it was first celebrated, why we celebrate it, and learn about a few of the many blacks that have forever changed our history.

3. On the next few pages, go to the sites provided to answer questions and learn facts about Black History Month. Good luck and Have fun!

4. http:// www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmintro1.html Who is this man? What is he credited with doing? Click on the link under the picture to answer these questions.

5. Black History Month has not always been known as Black History Month. Click on the link provided to find out what the celebration of Black History was previously knows as. http:// www.associatedcontent.com/article/127797/black_history_month _.html

10. What is special about these individuals? Write one fact about each person pictured. http://www.biography.com/articles/Barack-Obama-12782369 http://mayaangelou.com/bio/ http://www.biography.com/articles/Rosa-Parks-9433715

11. In Conclusion….. We have come to the end of our web quest about Black History Month. There is so much more to learn! Go to the website below to learn more. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bhm/historyforkids.html