Printable Garrett Morgan Coloring Pages
These printable sheets help students learn about inventor Garrett Morgan. You will find clear line drawings of his famous traffic signal, the safety hood, and portraits designed for elementary classroom activities.
Garrett Morgan Coloring Pages
These portraits and classroom scenes often include inspiring words or tracing exercises for young learners.
Garrett Morgan and the Traffic Light
Detailed illustrations show Morgan testing and demonstrating his early three-position traffic signal.
Safety Hood and Other Famous Inventions
Discover scenes of Morgan wearing his canvas safety hood and leading a daring rescue team.
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Garrett Morgan Worksheets
6 printable garrett morgan worksheets with answer keys, from tracing first words in Pre-K to labeling and writing in grades 3–4. Every PDF has the worksheet, the answer key and a colored example. You can change the title and the words before printing.
Download all 6 worksheets as one PDF with answer keysThe Three-Position Traffic Signal in 3 levels
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Teaching About an Innovative Inventor
When planning lessons for Black History Month, Garrett Morgan stands out as a fascinating figure for elementary students. Born in Kentucky in 1877, he moved to Ohio and became a highly successful entrepreneur and inventor. Our general portrait pages provide a great starting point to discuss his early life and his sewing machine repair business. As students color his tailored suits and workshop gears, teachers can explain how his mechanical skills led to life-saving creations that changed modern city life.
The Three-Position Traffic Signal
The traffic signal coloring sheets highlight one of Morgan's most recognizable contributions to public safety. Before his invention, traffic signals only had stop and go indicators, which often led to collisions at the intersection when vehicles did not have enough time to clear the road. Morgan patented a T-shaped pole with a third warning position, which safely halted traffic in all directions.
- Use bright yellow and green crayons to highlight the mechanical arms of the signal.
- Color the vintage cars and early street scenes in muted tones so the traffic light stands out.
- Discuss pedestrian safety while completing the street crossing illustrations.
The Safety Hood and Lake Erie Rescue
Another major focus in these educational coloring materials is Morgan's breathing device, originally called the safety hood. He designed this canvas hood with two tubes to draw clean air from near the ground, filtering out smoke and toxic gases. The safety hood illustrations depict the dramatic moment in 1916 when Morgan and his brother used the invention to rescue workers trapped in a tunnel under Lake Erie. This heroic event proved the effectiveness of his design, which later evolved into the gas masks used by soldiers during World War I. You can pair these sheets with other famous inventor pages to build a comprehensive science history unit.