Katherine Johnson: A Math Hero
Learn about Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who helped NASA send astronauts to space, with this engaging Grade 1 worksheet.
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Katherine Johnson: A Math Hero
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Read about Katherine Johnson and answer the questions below.
Katherine Johnson loved numbers! She was very good at math. When she grew up, she worked for NASA. NASA sends rockets and astronauts into space. Katherine helped figure out how to send people to the moon and back safely. She was a human computer! Her math helped make sure space missions were successful. She was a true American hero.
1. Katherine Johnson was very good at .
2. She worked for .
3. Her job was to figure out how to send people to .
1. What did Katherine Johnson love?
Playing games
Numbers
Drawing pictures
Reading books
2. What did NASA send into space?
Animals
Toys
Rockets and astronauts
Cars
1. Katherine Johnson helped astronauts go to space.
True
False
2. Katherine Johnson was not good at math.
True
False
1. What is one important thing Katherine Johnson did?