Vocabulary
What does contribution mean?
Something given or added by a person
Which is the central idea of the first paragraph:
-Katherine Johnson went to space because she was a good mathematician.
-Katherine Johnson's work helped to send astronauts safely to the moon.
-Katherine Johnson was an excellent mathematician.
Katherine Johnson's work helped to send astronauts safely to the moon.
Which detail does not support the idea that Katherine Johnson was an exceptionally smart woman.
-She was in high school at age 10
-She graduated with highest honors
-She attended West Virginia University
She attended West Virginia University
Where was Katherine Johnson's main career at?
NASA
What does intelligencemean?
Cleverness or smartness
What is the Central Idea of Paragraph 2?
-Katherine grew up in West Virginia. Here she had high honors in school.
-Katherine did important things as a student and later became a teacher.
-Katherine was very smart. Her intelligence helped her to accomplish a lot in a short period of time.
Katherine was very smart. Her intelligence helped her to accomplish a lot in a short period of time.
Which detail supports the idea that Katherine Johnson's work was important to NASA:
-They studied data from computations that were essential to the success of the US Space Program
-She coauthored 26 research reports
-She was one of three African American students to enroll in a graduate program
They studied data from computations that were essential to the success of the US Space Program
What is the name of the book and movie that tell the story of Katherine Johnson
Hidden Figures
What term means to be divided, sometimes by law
segregation
What is the Central Idea for paragraph 5?
-West Computers was an unfair group.
-Segregation was wrong.
-Segregation was present in US Space program facilities until 1958.
Segregation was present in US Space program facilities until 1958.
What detail from the text best supports the theme that Katherine Johnson perseverance helped her to accomplish great things:
-She was in high school by the time se as 10 years old...She graduated college in 1937
-At NASA Johnson was a member of the Space Task Group.
-In 2015 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
In 2015 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
How many research reports did Katherine Johnson author/coauthor?
26
What does data mean?
Piece of information like numbers and facts
What is the Central Idea for the passage?
-Without Katherine Johnson, no one would ever have gone to the moon.
-Katherine Johnson was an important African American woman who did important work for NASA.
-Katherine Johnson's intelligence helped her to do a lot in her lifetime.
Katherine Johnson was an important African American woman who did important work for NASA.
Which detail from the text tells us that Katherine was not treated fairly as a Black woman?
-"She authored or coauthored 26 research reports during her career"
-"They were forced to use separate bathrooms and dining facilities"
-She "coauthored a paper with an engineer"
"They were forced to use separate bathrooms and dining facilities"
Why was Katherine Johnson's enrollment at West Virginia University significant?
She was one of the first three African American students to enroll in the program.