Hidden Figures Young Reader Edition

Who was the first person to orbit earth

Yuri Gagarin

Who was the women who kept taking the colored sign off of their cafeteria table

Miriam Mann

What were the colored women who did the math at Langley called?

Colored Computers

Space Race

the competition between nations- especially the U.S. and the Soviet Union- regarding space exploration.

John F. Kennedy

President during the Civil Rights Movement who declared segregation was illegal. The Civil Rights bill was drafted during his presidency. Assassinated in 1963.

If the human computer do not learn how to program the new IBM, then

They will lose their jobs

The path of an object as it moves through space

Trajectory

NASA stands for

National Aeronautics and Space Program

Segregation means

To separate a group from others based on race, gender, or other factors

When did America land on the moon

On July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission.

The science of flying

Aeronautics

Who did John Glenn ask to check the coordinates

Katherine Johnson

NASA

Founded in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent government agency responsible for the civilian space program.

Jim Crows Laws

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern U.S. enacted by Democrats after Reconstruction; allowed by the Plessy vs. Ferguson case and lasted until 1965.

Sputnik

The first human made satellite, put into space by the Russians

speed that is faster than the speed of sound

Supersonic

What were the names of the women in this book

Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden

What major device did NASA purchase that they hoped would change things

IBM computers

What was the civil rights movement about

Ending segregation and fighting for equality

Project Mercury

the first human space flight program in the US

Who launched the first satellite, Sputnik

Russia

Which person was an engineer

Mary

Sonic boom

the sound associated with shock waves created by an object moving faster than the speed of sound.

Dorothy Vaughan

Computer programmer and supervisor

Which person was the computer scientist

Dorothy

As segregation with computers and engineers at Langley became less strict and NASA brought computers, how did that change Dorothy's job?

Dorothy no longer managed the women, but she managed electronic computers because all of the women left to become engineers or were unable to catch up with computers.

Who were Alan Shepherd and Neil Armstrong

Astronauts

Who wrote Hidden Figures

Margot Shetterly

Central idea of a nonfiction text

What the test is mostly about

Besides win the space race, what else did the moon landing do for the U.S?

It gave the U.S hope for equal rights in the future

Why is the title important

It gives the main idea of the entire text

a satellite

a man-made object placed in orbit around Earth, its moon, or another planet to collect information or assist with communication.

Atmosphere

the gasses surrounding earth or other planets

Little Rock 9

In 1957, these 9 African-American students were the first to attend an all white school in Arkansas. They faced dangerous prejudice and had to be escorted in for the entire year.

What was the double V?

The "Double V" was a saying from the black newspaper The Pittsburgh Courier for victory outside of the U.S. in wars and victory inside of the U.S. for equal rights

How did Mary feel about the limit of society?

She couldn’t get rid of the limits of society all her self, but she wanted to make sure people weren’t limiting themselves.

Wind tunnel

a tool used in aeronautics research to study the effect of air moving over an object.

What was so ironic about the relationship between the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement?

African Americans couldn't help but compare some of the Jews experiences with theirs when it came to slavery and discrimination at home as segregation got worse throughout the war.

Which text feature is in alphabetical order?

An index

How was the end of World War II a good AND a bad thing?

The war was over but thousands of people lost their jobs when the men came home from war.

Which text feature lists the chapters or sections of a book and the page they start on?

Table of contents

the force that attracts a body toward the center of Earth or another large mass.

gravity

In 1940, what percent of black women earned college degrees?

2%

Which text feature gives you the definition of important words?

Glossary

Caption

Words that help the reader understand what is shown in a photo or illustration; information that may not be in the text

What is it called whenever a plane jerks around or shakes in the air during a flight?

Turbulence

When did America land on the moon

1969

Helps us find specific chapters quickly; found at the front of the book.

Table of Contents

How did the end of World War II show that there wasn't really any improvements in racism or discrimination?

Soon after the war, businesses began only hiring white people.

nonfiction

a genre of text that contains true facts and information

Where is the index located in a book?

In the back of the book

Why were women who worked at NASA called "subprofessionals"?

So they could be paid less

What is a fact?

a statement that can be proven

What was all the girls contributions?

Dorothy: First black women to be the head of west wing and learned FORTRAN and helped her peers with computers

Katherine: Joined the flight research division and help do the calculations for major achievements

Mary: Became a black women engineer and had to get permission to go to a specialized school in Virginia

Catherine: Joined NASA as a data analyst and participated in peaceful protests

What happened when Mary complained to an engineer about discrimination in the West Wing?

The engineer invited to work with them.

Katherine integrated the

University of West Virginia

How did Katherine get into the meetings

By asking the engineers over and over again