Teacher's Guide Of PHILIP EMEAGWALI Thank you for your interest in the life and work of Philip Emeagwali. We hope the following teacher's guides will assist you in learning and teaching the work of Emeagwali. We hope that even if you are not a teacher and are interested in the work of Emeagwali, or researching for a paper, that you will take some time to look at the interesting informative material available in this guide. Are you interested in Emeagwali's school visit program? Then send an e-mail to school-visits@emeagwali.com to make a reservation.

BOOKS Check out "African-American Inventors III" from your library, interlibrary loan or purchase it. Other sources of biographical information are: Who's Who in the World, 12th edition. Who's Who in America, 49th edition. Who's Who Among African Americans, 9th edition. Africa Who's Who, 3rd edition. Notable Black American Scientists, by Kris Krapp. Gale Research, 1998. Biographies of Eminent Igbo Patriots (1900-1998), by Uche Nwakudu. Tall Drums, by Ugorji Ugorji. Sungai Books (forthcoming in 1999). VIDEO Show the meteorology episode of award-winning PBS FUTURES instructional television documentary. Futures II links classroom math and science to exciting and rewarding careers. Jaime Escalante, his students, and celebrity guests (including Emeagwali) introduce basic math principles. At MTV, San Diego Wild Animal Park, National Hurricane Center and the Lakers Basketball Training Center professionals and engineers who use math everyday are interviewed. Contact your local PBS station or order the videocassete (1-800-344-3337). SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT Ask your students to write us about ideas for science fair projects and steps to getting started. We are compiling a hotlist of web resources and science fair experiments replicating Emeagwali's discoveries and inventions. SHARING WORK We are an interactive web site that posts anything related to Philip Emeagwali. Did your students create a home page, artwork, paper or book reports on Emeagwali? Mail them to us or post them on our message board or create a free link or send me e-mail. We will love to hear from you and feature what you have on this web site. PHOTOGRAPHS Do you need photographs for your class projects or school bulletin boards? Visit our photo gallery. Point your mouse (cursor) on the photograph you desire to print. Right click on it and select the "View Image" option. Print image (i.e. "File" menu with "print" option on Netscape browsers). To save image for later use on your homepages, select "Save Image As" option. For more details, read suggestions for downloading and printing. STUDENT INTERVIEWS The scientist talks about growing up in Nigeria, racism in America and the secrets of the fastest computers. Frequently Most Asked Questions (FAQs) The scientist talks about his greatest accomplishments. The scientist talks about Benjamin Banneker, supercomputers and bringing the Internet to Africa. The scientist talks about his childhood memories, earning degrees in five different fields and his hobbies. SCHOOL VISITS Some students learn best by meeting a living scientist. An invitation asking Philip Emeagwali to visit your school in person may inspire your students. Please check our school visit calendar.

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