WorksheetsKatherine Johnson
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was Katherine Johnson?
A scientist
An astronaut
A mathematician
Someone famous
How did Katherine Johnson contribute to the space program?
She led the West Area Computing unit at NASA.
She supported women who were hired as scientists at NASA.
She mapped out the flight paths of many important missions.
She designed spacecraft that were used by NASA.
Katherine was so smart that she graduated high school at what age?
14
15
16
10
True or False:
Katherine Johnson calculated the path for the Apollo Lunar Module to get to Jupiter.
True
False
Katherine Johnson started high school at the age of (a) .
Katherine Johnson graduated in 1937 with degrees in _____ and _____.
(a)
What was Katherine Johnson's first job?
Mathematician
Teacher
Scientist
Astronaut
In 1953, Johnson accepted a job with (a) .
When did Johnson stop working for NASA?
1968
1961
1958
1986
Katherine Johnson died in 2020 at the age of (a) .
