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Black Mathematicians Posters – Boho Classroom Decor

Biography posters for six historically Black mathematicians and scientists are supplied as six print-ready files sized for different poster dimensions.
Year groups
Not Year Specific
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Aug 17, 2023

Subject
History, Maths
Topic
Posters, Mathematicians
Resource types
Posters, Classroom Decor
Preparation
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About this resource

Six historically Black mathematicians and scientists, Katherine Johnson, Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr., Euphemia Lofton, Marjorie Lee Browne, George Washington Carver, and Elbert Frank Cox, are profiled on individual biography posters, alongside a definition-of-a-mathematician poster and a motivational quote poster. The eight-poster set is supplied as six separate print-ready files sized for A3, A4, US Letter, 11x14, 16x20, and 8x10 printing, so a teacher selects the one file matching their printer or print shop rather than resizing anything themselves. A guide page suggests framing, laminating, or hanging the posters with adhesive hooks or Velcro, and recommends using them as lesson starters, discussion prompts, or maths journal writing prompts.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Use the included learning resource.

Teaching tips

  • Print only the one file sized for your printer or print shop rather than opening all six

  • Use the posters as a lesson starter, asking students to identify the one-word summary describing each mathematician's contribution

  • Laminate or frame the posters for durability if displaying them long-term

  • Assign the posters as maths journal prompts, having students make a real-world connection to each mathematician's work

Skills covered

  • Classroom display assembly — teachers select and print the correctly sized poster file for their printer or print shop and mount it for display.

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Why are six separate poster files provided instead of one?

Each file contains the same eight-poster set pre-sized for a different print format, A3, A4, US Letter, 11x14, 16x20, and 8x10, so a teacher only opens the file matching their printer or print shop rather than resizing anything.

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