Celebrate Black History Month while practicing multiplication and multi-step problem solving inspired by mathematician Katherine Johnson. This short quiz (9 questions) includes single- and multi-step multiplication problems, table interpretation, estimation, and a short reflection connecting math to real-world space work.
Katherine calculates distances for a flight plan. A spacecraft travels at
An engineering team checks
Using dozens: If in
Which two calculations would help estimate total fuel containers needed for a mission? (Select two.)
A launch simulation uses a grid where each square is
Katherine checks
If Katherine needed to scale a calculation by a factor of
A team estimates time: one calculation takes about
Katherine Johnson used careful multiplication and tables to help plan spacecraft trajectories. In one short paragraph, explain why checking multiplication work carefully matters when planning something important like a rocket flight.