24 episodes
Greenhills Read Aloud: Hidden Figures Karin
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This read-aloud of the book, Hidden Figures, will guide an interdisciplinary unit across English, math, science, and social studies for 6th graders at Greenhills. Follow along chapter by chapter as we learn about how four African-American female mathematicians at NASA helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.
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Chapter 23: One Small Step
In our final episode, we learn about Katherine’s contributions to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s trip to the moon.
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Chapter 22: America is for Everybody
This episode details how the Civil Right movement continued to progress throughout the 1960’s.
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Chapter 21: Out of the Past, the Future
In this episode, we learn about John Glenn’s launch into orbit and the contributions of Katherine Johnson to get him there.
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Chapter 20: Degrees of Freedom
In Chapter 20, we learn about the continued race to space between Russia and the United States. We also learn about the incredible growth and expansion of NASA.
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Chapter 19: Model Behavior
In this episode, we reconnect with Mary Jackson and her family, who take to applying her engineering talents outside of work.
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Chapter 18: With All Deliberate Speed
In this episode, we witness changes in Katherine’s work and personal life. We also learn about all the teams and their required steps to help make space travel with a human a reality.