Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
Careers, History, Mathematics, Physical Science, Biographies, Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis, Numbers and Operations, Problem Solving, Physics
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
In the 1960s, the U.S. was on an ambitious journey to the moon, and Katherine Johnson and her fellow human computers helped get NASA there. Bring the excitement of their story to your classroom with the NASA Modern Figures Toolkit.
The NASA Modern Figures Toolkit is a collection of resources and educational activities for students in grades K-12. Each educational activity and resource includes a brief description, as well as information about how the activities and lessons align to education standards. Resources highlighted include videos, historical references and STEM materials.
NASA Modern Figures Toolkit
NASA Modern Figures Interactive Toolkit
NASA Modern Figures Toolkit Handout
NASA Modern Figures Toolkit – Print Version for Tabloid Size Paper
From Hidden Figures to Modern Figures Bookmark and Minibiography
Biographies of Katherine Johnson for Students