STEM Scientist and Black Engineer Biography of Bisi Ezerioha

Students read a biography article about innovative Black engineer Ndubisi “Bisi” Ezerioha and then answer questions on a related worksheet.

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Who is “Bisi” Ezerioha? He’s a Nigerian-American chemical engineer whose passion for race cars led him to start his own race car motor engineering company, Bisimoto Engineering. Kids may recognize his company as the source of motors behind several world-record drag racing cars, from his appearances on TV, or even the Hot Wheels cars featuring his company name. He is best known for using his engineering skills to modify very plain car motors (for example, a 1988 Honda Civic) to have 700 and even 1000+ horsepower engines.

In this assignment, students will:

• READ a biography about the life and accomplishments of Bisi Ezerioha, including his educational background, his work as a petrochemical engineer, and the success of his company, Bisimoto Engineering.
• ANSWER text-dependent reading comprehension questions. No prior knowledge is required – all answers can be found in the text.

GO PAPERLESS! A link to the Google Slides version of this activity is provided in the downloadable PDF.

Teacher Notes:

• Save time and paper by making just one class set of the biography page (1 sheet of paper front/back) and reuse them class-to-class.
• This Black engineer biography is not editable.
• Answer key included.
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