Women in Mathematics
ELA
SOCIAL STUDIES
MATH
EYF
100
From what country was the first mathematician in the film?
India
100
What is the title of the short story we read by James Baldwin?
"The Rockpile"
100
Where was the first battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
100
Can I just add these two fractions by adding the numerators (top numbers) together and then adding the denominators (bottom numbers) together? Why or why not? You must say yes or no AND explain your choice.
No, because they do not have the same denominator.
100
In what city would you find the Golden Gate Bridge?
San Francisco, California
200
What percentage of the world's mathematicians are women?
25
200
What is the difference between inspire and aspire?
Aspire is to want to achieve something.
Inspire is influence someone else to want to achieve something.
200
Name one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
*Your answer must match the answers*
Acceptable answers include one of the following:
1. Shiloh2. Antietam
3. Gettysburg
200
Below is a table of the number of each colored shirt in a bin. Based on this distribution, what is the probability that a person chooses a blue shirt out of this bin? Your answer must be in simplest form.
1/5 (OR 0.2 OR 20%)
Blue (10) out of Total (50)
200
A recent tornado in this state killed 23 people. That state was ___________
Alabama
300
Name two challenges faced by female mathematicians as they are entering or advancing through their fields of study
Answers vary:
Fighting to be heard, respected, treated as equals
Family issues
300
If you want to get an explanation of something, should you ask an open-ended or a closed-ended question? Why?
You should ask an open-ended question, because open allows for many different answers with elaboration.
A closed-ended question gets you only a yes/no answer or a single word.
300
Battle considered the turning point of the Civil War
Battle at Gettysburg
300
Multiply and simplify (Final answer needs to be in decimal form):
9.6
300
What are the capital cities of Venezuela and Colombia?
Venezuela: Caracas
Colombia: Bogota'
400
Women make up less than ___ percent of leadership positions in mathematics
10
400
Sherman Alexei said, “I have no __________. I just hope I’m asking the right ________________.
answers; questions
400
This city was burned when General marched across Georgia to the sea.
Name both the CITY and the GENERAL
1. City - ATLANTA
2. General - SHERMAN
400
What does expected value calculate?
The average outcome of a situation over time.
400
South Korea can now claim the world's largest -- and smelliest -- what?
Mountain of TRASH
500
Name one area of study of mathematics that any one of the mathematicians in the film studied
(has to have two words)
Fundamental Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry
Discrete Geometry
Cryptography, Algebra
Statistical Probability
500
From our discussion about the purposes of questions, give 2 reasons (broad categories) for asking questions.
Examples:
To get information/facts
To find out about someone's opinion
To gain a new perspective
To get an explanation
To find out how to do something
500
Give the opening of the Gettysburg Address
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent ..."
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
500
Find the expected value of the following:
2.875
1*(1/8)+2*(1/8)+3*(4/8)+4*(2/8)
500
A TORNADO is a violently ______(A)____column of air from a _________(B)______.
Give answers A and B, both of which must be correct
A: Rotating
B: Thunderstorm