Hidden Figures Movie - Timeline of Human Computers - Jackson, Johnson & Vaughan

Historical context of Hidden Figures

Using Biography.com students will determine a variety of events based on the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan.

First page - a list of years and events organized by life, includes Executive Order 8802 and the Civil Rights Act

Second page - a list of years divided by life, without the events, for students to research

Third page - a list of years in chronological order for students to research

Differentiation:

Give different students assignment sheets
Have students complete the worksheet online
Give students a printed copy to cut / paste in chronological order
Include a constructed response on how the women were treated
Have students work in groups and each student research one of the women