WorksheetsDr. MAE JEMISON
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where was Mae Carol Jemison born?
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Chicago, Ill.
Decatur, Ala.
What did Mae Carol Jemison study at Stanford University?
Astronomy
Chemical Engineering and African and African-American studies
Medicine
Astrophysics
How old was Mae Carol Jemison when she attended Stanford University?
22
18
16
20
What did Mae Carol Jemison do before joining NASA's astronaut program?
She was a general practitioner and served in the Peace Corps
She was a teacher
What makes Mae Carol Jemison notable in the history of NASA?
She was the first Peace Corps volunteer to become an astronaut
She was the first female astronaut
She was the first African American woman to travel in space
She was the first woman in space
After leaving NASA in 1993, Dr. Mae Jemison remained a successful woman.
True
False
Not only was Dr. Mae Jemison the first African American female astronaut, she was also...
the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek
the first dentist on television
What was Mae Jemison's job in space?
She flew the rocket and monitored the equipment.
She grew plants in zero gravity.
She conducted all of the science-related experiments.
She translated for the other astronauts on the International Space Station.
Growing up, Jemison wanted to be a-
YouTuber
solider
boxer
scientist
In college, Jemison chose to study history, dance, science, and many other subjects. What does this say about her?
She loved to learn about different things.
She studied how tadpoles change in space.
She was the youngest person in her class.
She liked watching the show Star Trek.
True or False:
Mae Jemison served as a medical officer for the Peace Corps.
True
False
The path of a spacecraft around the earth....
weightlessness
Earth
mission
orbit
Able to be used again
redo
reusable
remake
resubmit
The story was about a women who accomplished her dreams. Who was she?
Mae Jemison
Harriet Tubman
Maya Angelou
Oprah Winfrey
