Year 5
Who was Katherine Johnson?
In this lesson, we will learn about Katherine Johnson's main achievements and the story of her life. We will learn how she used maths to get rockets into space and back home safely. We will learn what trajectory is and draw the trajectory for different objects.
Year 5
Who was Katherine Johnson?
In this lesson, we will learn about Katherine Johnson's main achievements and the story of her life. We will learn how she used maths to get rockets into space and back home safely. We will learn what trajectory is and draw the trajectory for different objects.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Katherine Johnson's life story and contributions to science
- How maths was used to safely send rockets to space and back
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5 Questions
Q1.
What was Katherine Johnson's favourite subject?
Art
English
Q2.
What was Katherine Johnson's first job?
A 'computer' at NASA
An astronuat
Q3.
How many times did John Glenn orbit the Earth?
2
6
Q4.
What went wrong on Apollo 13?
A window broke
They ran out of fuel
Q5.
What does trajectory mean?
The size of an object
The speed an object moves