Hidden Figures Historical Context

What historical event is this picture best representing?

• Space Race

• Women's Rights

• Jim Crow Laws

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What historical event is represented in this picture?

• Space Race

• Women's Rights

• Jim Crow Laws

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Why were the women called computers?

• They computed math equations.

• They looked up answers

• They researched aerodynamics

• They typed up reports

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In 1943, what war was the US involved in?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Korean War

• Vietnam

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Black people could not use the same restrooms as white people during this time in history--1940s-1950s.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Katherine often ate lunch with her white co-workers on her job as a computer.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

After the war was over in 1945, what country was America competing with to build the fastest planes.

• China

• Japan

• Russia

• Germany

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Why did Katherine Johnson have to run 1/2 mile across NASA campus?

• To eat lunch

• To get coffee

• To use the bathroom

• To make calculations

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

• Mary Jackson
• Katherine Goble
• Dorothy Vaughn
• Vivian Mitchell

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What year did these events take place?

• 1960's
• 1950's
• 1970's
• 1040's

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9