The Lawrence Hall of Science | The Story of: Percy L. Julian | Storytime | Black Voices in STEAM @lawrencehallofscience | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 1 day ago
Join us for Storytime! as we learn the story of Percy L. Julian, a brilliant chemist who was a pioneer in making medicine from plants. His worked laid the foundation for the production of medicines like cortisone, hormones and birth control pills from plants like soybeans and yams!

Resource Masterdoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15...
Made for parents, caregivers, and educators! In this document, you'll find children's books about black scientists, engineers, and innovators as well as books that discuss racism and how to be anti-racist. We also list some black-owned bookstores and additional resources on how to have conversations about race and work on being anti-racist.

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