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Hidden Figures Teaching Guide: Teaching Guide and Sample Chapter
We know that teachers are always looking for new and inspiring books to assign to their students. To help you decide if Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures is right for your classroom, we’ve created this special e-book that contains a teaching guide and sample chapters.
Hidden Figures has already been adopted as a common book on campuses across the country, and it has been assigned as required reading in high school and college courses on a variety of subjects—from history, math, and science to composition and women’s studies.
Hidden Figures has already been adopted as a common book on campuses across the country, and it has been assigned as required reading in high school and college courses on a variety of subjects—from history, math, and science to composition and women’s studies.
75 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2017
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February 24, 2021
A free at the time of this review teachers guide that includes the first three chapters, discussion questions for all the chapters (would also be good discussion questions for a book club), and writing prompt for a essay. The three chapters is a larger than normal sample that is helpful to help make a choice for purchase for an organization, group, or individual reader.
March 5, 2024
My new favorite Reader for B1 learners, short chapters and interesting storylines, I love the history background information and well formulated reflection questions.
April 19, 2025
This is the book important from a women's empowerment point of view as the state of Virginia is suffering from difference in color and white people and color doesn't have few rights 3 women rise from such an environment to do something extraordinary that changes point of View for the color Community in the state.
Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and added machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This audiobook brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan became the first color supervisor of IBM machine ,Mary Jackson is the first color engineer to graduate from white school and make history, Katherine Johnson a mathematician who actually read between numbers and help John glenn and team land safely, and Christine Darden, is an American mathematician, data analyst and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to research supersonic flight and sonic booms four African-American women who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
The show life is not fair to them but they bend the rules in their favour by sheer hardwork, dedication and love for the country and respect for the community and family they make it worth it. With over 4 decades of there life they helped NASA various operations and show the world a women can do better if equal opportunity is given without difference of Caste, creed, color and justice
Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and added machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This audiobook brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan became the first color supervisor of IBM machine ,Mary Jackson is the first color engineer to graduate from white school and make history, Katherine Johnson a mathematician who actually read between numbers and help John glenn and team land safely, and Christine Darden, is an American mathematician, data analyst and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to research supersonic flight and sonic booms four African-American women who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
The show life is not fair to them but they bend the rules in their favour by sheer hardwork, dedication and love for the country and respect for the community and family they make it worth it. With over 4 decades of there life they helped NASA various operations and show the world a women can do better if equal opportunity is given without difference of Caste, creed, color and justice
March 19, 2018
I wanted to give this book more stars for how important of a story it tells...but, based off the writing and flow of the book I can’t do it. This book reads more like a history book and didn’t find it as intoxicating as I hoped. I think the author found too many interesting stories to tell and had a difficult time fitting it all in and weaving it into a coherent story. I enjoyed hearing more of the history and life stories behind these amazing women!
March 16, 2022
This is the book the movie “Hidden Figures” is based on. Unlike the movie, this is pure non-fiction resulting in a multitude of names and dates and facts.
The book isn’t merely about women in the space program. It’s also a lesson on civil rights, race relations, prejudice, women’s rights as well as the history of aviation and space exploration.
It’s worth a read, but not one I couldn’t put down.
The book isn’t merely about women in the space program. It’s also a lesson on civil rights, race relations, prejudice, women’s rights as well as the history of aviation and space exploration.
It’s worth a read, but not one I couldn’t put down.
December 2, 2017
I have seen the movie before I've read the book. For some reasons I liked the movie more, which is rarely happen. I have e significant background about black, and salves experience in America during 1960's so it is an easy book to read.
February 18, 2024
I wanted to love this book more! It was more like a history lesson more than a story…. Too many names, dates, information that didn’t flow with the story line. I Wish it was more about these strong women and their lives and accomplishments.
May 8, 2022
Know one ever talks about this kind of American history. We all need each other. Discrimination hurts everyone.
May 28, 2022
It is an amazing story but the book was too heavy to read. The best part was the 10 pages at the end which basically summerises these amazing women. The movie is brilliant
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