
Hidden Figures Teaching Guide
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
We know that teachers are always looking for new and inspiring books about African American history to assign to their students. To help you decide if Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures Teaching Guide EPB is right for your classroom, we've created this special e-book that contains a teaching guide and sample chapters.
Hidden Figures Teaching Guide EPB 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 the space race to composition and women's studies.
Go beyond the book with classroom-ready materials designed to explore the rich history of the space race and civil rights movement through the lives of NASA's pioneers:
- Black History: Delve into the inspiring true story of the West Area Computers, the brilliant African American women who broke barriers at the NACA and NASA during the era of segregation.
- Women in STEM: Introduce students to trailblazers like Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, whose work as "human computers" was essential for calculating everything from aircraft performance to orbital trajectories for the first astronauts.
- The Space Race: Uncover the high-stakes pressure of the Cold War as these mathematicians contributed to America's efforts to surpass the Soviet Union, break the sound barrier, and ultimately land a man on the moon.
- Civil Rights Movement: Connect the compelling narrative of Hidden Figures to the broader fight for equality, including the Double V campaign and the desegregation of the federal workplace, providing a unique perspective on American history.
More details
Persons
Margot Lee Shetterly grew up in Hampton, Virginia, where she knew many of the women in her book Hidden Figures. She is an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow and the recipient of a Virginia Foundation for the Humanities grant for her research on women in computing. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Watermark-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Use a reading software that can process the file format ePUB: e.g., Adobe Digital Editions or FBReader – both free (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/Smartphone (Android; iOS): Before downloading, install the free app Adobe Digital Editions (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePUB works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Watermark-DRM, a „soft” copy protection. This means that there are no technical restrictions to prevent illegal distribution. However, there is a personalised watermark embedded in the eBook that can be used to identify the purchaser of the eBook in the event of misuse and to provide evidence for legal purposes.
For more information, see our eBook Help page.