Katherine Johnson & Human Computers

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Which of the following best describes the attitude toward girls at the time Kathrine Johnson was born? Options: Girls weren't valued for their intellectual abilities., Girls were considered equal to boys in every way., Girls were highly valued for their contributions to math and science., Girls were given more opportunities than boys.

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Girls weren't valued for their intellectual abilities.

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Under segregation laws, African American people were

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Separated from white people and treated poorly.

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What milestone did Katherine Johnson reach at age 15?

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She began college.

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The human computers at NASA were

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Women who did calculations with numbers

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Which of the following best describes the organization of black and white human computers at NASA in the 1950s? Black computers were forced to use separate workspaces, bathrooms and cafeterias than white computers.

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Black computers were forced to use separate workspaces, bathrooms and cafeterias than white computers.

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How did Katherine Johnson respond when it seemed that certain meetings at NASA were only for men?

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She asked if there was a law against women attending and then attended the meetings.

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By 1958, America was involved in a race with the Soviet Union to

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Explore outer space.

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The trajectory of a rocket is the

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Path it takes.

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In which of the following space missions did Katherine Johnson play a role?
Alan Shepard's first flight into space.
John Glenn's first orbit of the Earth.
Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
All of the above.

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All of the above.

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What did John Glenn ask Katherine Johnson to do before he orbited Earth?

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Double check the original calculations that had been done by an electronic computer.