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week 3

ALEJANDRA MONTERO SAIZ-AJA

References

Final riddle

table of contents

Pronunciation

File report

READING ACTIVITY:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE READING

You are going to read a text about women at NASA.

However, the paragraphs are not in the correct order.

In groups, you will have to decide the order for each paragraph.

After restructuring the paragraphs, each group will read their text (each member will read a part). (BCC8.1.)

The final version of the reading will be provided.

Finally, you will have to answer some reading comprehension questions individually.

FonF (pronunciation past tenses)

Paragraph 1

The first human being in space was a man, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who made one orbit around Earth on April 12, 1961, on a flight that lasted 108 minutes. A little more than three weeks later, NASA launched its first astronaut, a man named Alan Shepard, on a suborbital spaceflight, which lasted just over 15 minutes. Three weeks later, on May 25, President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to an ambitious objective of landing "a man" on the Moon with the following declaration: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the objective, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth."

Adapted from National Geographic (2022)

Paragraph 2

Women worked on the United States' space, often as members behind the scenes. In the years following the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, however, women were excluded from the astronaut corporations and other positions. During the early days of the space program, women served as "human computers." The term "computer" referred to a job title for someone who performed complex mathematical calculations; the machines did not do them. These people processed data for aviation experiments and spaceflights, and they did these calculations completely by hand. All of NASA's human computers were women, and many of them were African American; they worked at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Adapted from National Geographic (2022)

Paragraph 3

During the early 1960s, NASA trained the seven astronaut men of Project Mercury, while 13 American women went through rigorous astronaut training. However, because the CEO decided that it was more appropriate for NASA to continue with their men's-only program, the women were not officially part of NASA, so they were not afforded the opportunity to fly in space.

Adapted from National Geographic (2022)

Paragraph 4

The African American women computers were essential for NASA projects. Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan were very important computers. Their work helped one of the first American astronauts, John Glenn, go around Earth in 1962 and they made sure that the mission was safe. Then, NASA bought electronic computers, and computer programming became women's work. The men were suspicious of computers and believed their own human calculations were superior, which ended up giving women early experience in the new skill of computer programming.

Adapted from National Geographic (2022)

Final version

The African American women computers were essential for NASA projects. Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan were very important computers. Their work helped one of the first American astronauts, John Glenn, go around Earth in 1962 and they made sure that the mission was safe. Then, NASA bought electronic computers, and computer programming became women's work. The men were suspicious of computers and believed their own human calculations were superior, which ended up giving women early experience in the new skill of computer programming.

The first human being in space was a man, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who made one orbit around Earth on April 12, 1961, on a flight that lasted 108 minutes. A little more than three weeks later, NASA launched its first astronaut, a man named Alan Shepard, on a suborbital spaceflight, which lasted just over 15 minutes. Three weeks later, on May 25, President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to an ambitious objective of landing "a man" on the Moon with the following declaration: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the objective, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth."

Women worked on the United States' space, often as members behind the scenes. In the years following the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, however, women were excluded from the astronaut corporations and other positions. During the early days of the space program, women served as "human computers." The term "computer" referred to a job title for someone who performed complex mathematical calculations; the machines did not do them. These people processed data for aviation experiments and spaceflights, and they did these calculations completely by hand. All of NASA's human computers were women, and many of them were African American; they worked at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

During the early 1960s, NASA trained the seven astronaut men of Project Mercury, while 13 American women went through rigorous astronaut training. However, because the CEO decided that it was more appropriate for NASA to continue with their men's-only program, the women were not officially part of NASA, so they were not afforded the opportunity to fly in space.

Adapted from National Geographic (2022 )

This text has been adapted from National Geographic (2022) by means of input flooding of past simple tense.

Reading comprehension questions

1. What was the role of "human computers" at NASA?

a) To build rockets b) To do mathematical operations c) To manage spaceflights

2. Why was John Glenn able to go around the Earth?

3. What was the occupation of women at NASA after the purchase of computers?

a) Programmers b) Engineers c) Mathematicians

4. Who was the first American astronaut to go into space?

a) John Glenn b) Yuri Gagarin c) Alan Shepard

5. What was the main objective of President John F. Kennedy regarding space exploration?

6. Why were not women able to be part of NASA?

Correct answers:

1. b

2. Because three human computers helped him in his mission.

3. a

4. c

5. He wanted to send a man to the moon before the end of the decade.

6. The CEO wanted to continue with their men's-only program.

I have created them based on the previous article.

PRONUNCIATION

You are going to listen to a recording about Katherine's Johnson biography.

You will listen to the recording twice.

Pay attention! You will have to complete her file report at the same time.

(BCC8.1.; BCC8.9.)

Past endings of regular verbs

Say aloud the past endings of the regular verbs included in the previous reading following this chart.

The teacher could ask their students for homework to record themselves pronouncing some words (provided by the teacher) in Flipgrid. Then, the students will listen to their classmates' pronunciation and decide who did it right and wrong.

LISTENING ACTIVITY:

Record file

Instructions
At what age did Katherine Johnson graduate from college?
Adapted from Timeline (2020)

I have downloaded the audio from this YouTube video and shorten it with Garage Band to create a listening.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LISTENING

August 26, 1918

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Female

Married

She started high school

Presser: ironing gowns

She finished high school

She finished college, aged 18, Mathematics + French

Teacher at a high school

Teacher at the first black high school

FINAL RIDDLE

Correct answer: at the age of 18.

References

National Geographic Society. (2022, September 27). Women of NASA.

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week 3

ALEJANDRA MONTERO SAIZ-AJA

MISSION 4. saving katherine johnson!

table of contents

Final riddle

POSTER STRUCTURE:

Quick review based on the Canva uploaded in Google Classroom on Wednesday to let them know what they have to do in this session.

POSTER STRUCTURE

Think about what you want to express:

What is your message? What do you want your audience to know?

Decide your main topic.

It has to be catchy to attract your audience and keep them interested.

Decide on the color and font. It has to keep your audience's attention.

Include any images or drawings related to your topic.

Do not include too many.

Check your spelling, images, drawings, color, and font.

Make sure you have included everything.

POSTER DESIGN

Katherine

Johnson

Now, it is time to design your posters!

POSTER SESSION

POSTER DISPLAY

Students will describe their poster briefly.

Students will decide the best poster (peer-assessment).

The winner will get an extra point in the exam.

FINAL RIDDLE

How many children did Katherine Johnson have?

Correct answer: three children.

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US Government Officials need to know more information about Katherine Johnson, a woman who is in danger. You will play the role of FBI agents who are entrusted this case to gather evidence and solve it. You will have to accomplish some missions to save this woman.

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

''A Mathematics teacher is watching across a field how the son of the Mathematics teacher's father is fighting with the father of the Mathematics teacher's son." How is this possible?

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

''A man and his son are driving along and get into a bad car accident. The ambulance shows up and takes them both to the hospital. The son is rushed into surgery. The doctor who will perform the surgery enters the operating room, but as soon as the doctor sees the patient, the doctor says, 'I can't operate on this boy, he is my son.'''How is this possible?

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

"In Nevada, the town One Horse has one barber in the whole town. For some reason, one of the laws in the town is that every man in town must be clean-shaven. Moreover, every man either must shave himself or be shaven by the barber, and the barber may only shave those that don't shave themselves." How is this possible?

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

"A father is about to bring his son to a job interview applying for a position at a large stockbroker company in the city. Just as they arrive at a company's parking lot, the son's phone rings. He looks at his father who says, 'go ahead answer it.' The caller is the trading company CEO who says, 'Good luck son! You've got this.' The son ends the call and once again looks at his father who is still next to him in their car."How is this possible?

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

Follow the instructions of the video

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

"What is Katherine Johnson's profession?

The correct answer is mathematician.

Discovering Katherine Johnson!

Congratulations!!!

You have opened the newspaper archive.

Keep this code for the final mission

The first human being in space was a man, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who made one orbit around Earth on April 12, 1961, on a flight that lasted 108 minutes. A little more than three weeks later, NASA launched its first astronaut, a man named Alan Shepard, on a suborbital spaceflight, which lasted just over 15 minutes. Three weeks later, on May 25, President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to an ambitious objective of landing "a man" on the Moon with the following declaration: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the objective, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth."

Women worked on the United States' space, often as members behind the scenes. In the years following the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, however, women were excluded from the astronaut corporations and other positions. During the early days of the space program, women served as "human computers." The term "computer" referred to a job title for someone who performed complex mathematical calculations; the machines did not do them. These people processed data for aviation experiments and spaceflights, and they did these calculations completely by hand. All of NASA's human computers were women, and many of them were African American; they worked at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

During the early 1960s, NASA trained the seven astronaut men of Project Mercury, while 13 American women went through rigorous astronaut training. However, because the CEO decided that it was more appropriate for NASA to continue with their men's-only program, the women were not officially part of NASA, so they were not afforded the opportunity to fly in space.

The African American women computers were essential for NASA projects. Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan were very important computers. Their work helped one of the first American astronauts, John Glenn, go around Earth in 1962 and they made sure that the mission was safe. Then, NASA bought electronic computers, and computer programming became women's work. The men were suspicious of computers and believed their own human calculations were superior, which ended up giving women early experience in the new skill of computer programming.

"At what age did Katherine Johnson graduate from college?"

The correct answer is when she was 18 years old.

Congratulations!!!

You have entered NASA.

Keep this code for the final mission
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Born year and age beginining high school

Guess the code to open it!

Congratulations!!!

You have now opened the safe.

Keep this code for the final mission

Dear Agent P,

I am writing to bring to your attention the outstanding contributions of one of our most valuable employees, Katherine Johnson. As the head of the department where she works, I am proud to say that she is one of the most brilliant mathematicians I have had the privilege of working with.

Katherine joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1952 and has been an essential part of our team ever since. Her work has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of aeronautics and has contributed significantly to the success of many of our missions.

In addition, she was the first non-white and non-male member of the space task force, and her contributions were very important to get astronauts into space. Her calculations were also crucial to the success of the Mercury 7 Project, and her work has been a vital component of NASA's achievements. Therefore, I strongly recommend that she has to be recognized for her contributions to our organization and to the field of aeronautics.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Dear Mr. Williams,

Thank you for bringing to my attention the invaluable contributions that Katherine Johnson has made to NASA. As the CEO of this company, I deeply appreciate the dedication and hard work that she has put into her role as a mathematician in your department.

However, after careful consideration and a thorough evaluation of the department's needs, I regret to inform you that we have decided to end her contract with NASA. While we recognize her exceptional skills and expertise in the field of mathematics, this company is a men's world, so we believe that a man would be more appropriate for this position and can better meet the department's needs.

Please be assured that this decision was not taken lightly and was based on a careful assessment of the department's requirements. We are grateful for Katherine's contributions to NASA, and we wish her all the best in her future career.

"What college degree/s did Katherine Johnson get?

The correct answer is Mathematics and French.

Congratulations!!!

You may now proceed to the second interrogation day.

Keep this code for the final mission

Saving Katherine Johnson!

Saving Katherine Johnson!

Saving Katherine Johnson!

"How many children did Katherine Johnson have?"

The correct answer is three children.

Saving Katherine Johnson!

Congratulations!!!

You may now proceed to solve the last riddle.

Keep this code for the final mission

Write down the four numbers given as a code throughout the escape room

Congratulations!

You have saved Katherine Johnson!

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US Government Officials need to know more information about Katherine Johnson, a woman who is in danger. You will play the role of FBI agents who are entrusted this case to gather evidence and solve it. You will have to accomplish some missions to save this woman. Discovering Katherine Johnson!