Computer Science Black History

How old was Katherine when she graduated high school?

• 12

• 17

• 14

What important event occurred in 1961 that Katherine Johnson directly helped with?

• She helped put the first American in space

• She helped put the first woman in space.

• She helped put the first American on the moon

​ ​ (a)   _​ awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

• President Obama
• President Trump

Reorder the following

• save blue babies.

• Vivien Thomas

• procedure to

• created the

Viven Thomas was a doctor.

• True

• False

Vivien Thomas taught the white Drs the life saving procedure for blue babies.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Drafted by the Detroit Lions after college.

• Leland Melvin

• Worked as a Dr. in the Peace Corps.

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• First African American Woman in Space

• Ronald E. McNair

• Desired to do many things before deciding on being an astronaut.

• Leland Melvin

• Died in his 3rd Challenger Launch.

• Dr. Mae Jemison

Dr. Ronald E. McNair studied ​ (a)   at MIT.

• physics
• chemistry
• french
• math

Which inventor did you thank and why?

Dr. Charles Drew was white.

• True

• False