{"id":654,"date":"2017-10-27T19:15:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/?page_id=654"},"modified":"2022-11-21T16:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:22:33","slug":"celebrate-benjamin-banneker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/celebrate-benjamin-banneker\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Benjamin Banneker!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBWeek-Header.png?resize=700%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBWeek-Header.png?w=1001 1001w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBWeek-Header.png?resize=300%2C96 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBWeek-Header.png?resize=768%2C246 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benjamin Banneker House\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hbQF-kt4B5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Build-Like-Benjamin-Banneker-Challenge-2022-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-2.png?resize=700%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-2.png?w=872 872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-2.png?resize=300%2C136 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-2.png?resize=768%2C347 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Join in on the Benjamin Banneker Association 2022-2023 Global Cardboard Challenge!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Build-Like-Benjamin-Banneker-Challenge-2022-2023.pdf\">Click here to download the &#8220;Build Like Benjamin Banneker&#8221; Official Playbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Banneker, often recognized as the First African-American Man of Science, was a mathematician, astronomer, farmer, abolitionist, surveyor, and author. His many contributions impact the world we live in today! After learning about Benjamin Banneker&#8217;s life, design your invention using cardboard as the primary material. Your invention should:<\/p>\n<p>a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0reflect the resourcefulness and imagination of Benjamin Banneker<\/p>\n<p>b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0provide purpose for \/ impact your community (school, neighborhood, city, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>This event is open to people of ALL ages!!<\/p>\n<p>This competition supports high-quality learning in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">every subject<\/span>\u00a0by converging three ideas &#8211; focus, perseverance, and inspiration. We hope Benjamin Banneker\u2019s focus and determination will inspire your ingenuity to exercise your creative talents through the \u201cBuild Like Benjamin Banneker\u201d Cardboard Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Benjamin-Banneker-Lessons-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-Lessons.png?resize=700%2C295\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-Lessons.png?w=704 704w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Website-Lessons.png?resize=300%2C126 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>Benjamin Banneker Inspired Lessons<\/h3>\n<p>Click the above image to download outstanding lesson plans written and organized by Benjamin Banneker Association members.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-692 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBW-Speakers.png?resize=562%2C195\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBW-Speakers.png?w=987 987w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBW-Speakers.png?resize=300%2C104 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BBW-Speakers.png?resize=768%2C267 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview and Live Book Reading with &#8220;Ticktock Banneker&#8217;s Clock&#8221; author, <a href=\"http:\/\/shanakeller.wixsite.com\/shanakeller-1\">Shana Keller Selway<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of &#8220;Dear Benjamin Banneker&#8221; and &#8220;Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Interview with Derrick Holmes, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bannekerstore.com\/\">Banneker Watches and Clocks, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BBA Members!! Two of these recordings have been archived in the <a href=\"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/bba-members\/\">Member&#8217;s Only<\/a> area of our website.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-697 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bbamath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bbw-challenges.png?resize=215%2C265\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"265\" \/>Follow us on social media and participate in our &#8220;Banneker Challenges&#8221; &#8211; brief activities designed to encourage you to learn more about Benjamin Banneker and how his accomplishments have affected our world.<\/p>\n<p>Invite your family, friends, and colleagues. You won&#8217;t want to miss it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join in on the Benjamin Banneker Association 2022-2023 Global Cardboard Challenge! Click here to download the &#8220;Build Like Benjamin Banneker&#8221; Official Playbook. Benjamin Banneker, often recognized as the First African-American&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-654","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1548,"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/654\/revisions\/1548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bbamath.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}