Female Mathematicians
an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The number of continents in the world
what is seven?
Insects are animals (T/F)
What is true?
The moon moves between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth.
What is a solar eclipse?
the two elements that make up water
what are hydrogen and oxygen?
the world's first computer programmer
who is Ada Lovelace?
room temperature (in degrees F)
what is 72 degrees Fahrenheit?
this metal is found at the center of the Earth
what is iron?
the smallest unit of matter
what is an atom?
the number of states of matter
what is four?
one of the first mathematicians to study what is now known as chaos theory
who is Mary Cartwright?
the number of bones in the human body
what is 206?
the word scientists use to describe a unit of measure that is also the name of an animal
what is a mole?
the name of Earth’s supercontinent
what is Pangea?
Spiders are insects (T/F)
What is false?
As a child, she was prohibited from studying mathematics by her parents, so she spent whole nights working by candlelight.
Who was Sophie Germain?
number of elements in the periodic table
what is 118?
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is an example of one of these.
What are newton's laws?
the process in which one cell divides into two
What is mitosis?
The largest organ in the human body
What is the skin?
Russian mathematician who made monumental contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was the first woman to obtain a doctorate in the field of mathematics
who was Sofia Kovalevskaya?
Height (ft) of the tallest mountain
What is 29,029 feet?
This female scientist helped with the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA
Who is Rosaline Franklin?
the term for programmed cell death
What is apoptosis?
The height (ft) of a mark on a tree after 3 years. The mark was made 2 ft above ground on the tree that was 10 yards tall. The tree grows 1 foot per year.
What is 2 ft? (trees grow at the top)