Greenhills Read Aloud: Hidden Figures

By Karin

This read-aloud of the book, Hidden Figures, will guide an interdisciplinary unit across English, math, science, and social studies for 6th graders at Greenhills. Follow along chapter by chapter as we... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

Greenhills Read Aloud: Hidden Figures episodes:

April 30, 2020 Chapter 13: Turbulence
Chapter 13 tells us more about Katherine Goble’s life as she worked at Langley. It also shares more about the realities of segregation during that time.
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10min
April 30, 2020 Chapter 12: An Exceptional Mind
Chapter 12 introduces us to additional realities of professional opportunities for black women in the 1930’s-1950’s and introduces Katherine Goble.
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12min
April 29, 2020 Chapter 11: The Area Rule
In this chapter, we learn about standing up for yourself and how that impacted Mary Jackson during her career at Langley.
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8min
April 28, 2020 Chapter 10: No Limits
Chapter 10 dives deeper into the global race to build the fastest planes and maintain a stronghold on the skies.
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13min
April 28, 2020 Chapter 9: Breaking Barriers
In this chapter, we learn about Dorothy Vaughan’s growing family, the post-war economy, and how that growth shaped both Dorothy and the US defense industry.
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13min
April 24, 2020 Chapter 8: The Duration
In Chapter 8, we learn about the tail end of World War 2 and the impact of the war’s end on the United States economy.
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9min
April 24, 2020 Chapter 7: War Birds
In this episode, we learn about the ways the mathematics Dorothy Vaughan computed applied to the development of planes in the United States.
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13min
April 24, 2020 Chapter 6: The “Colored” Computers
Chapter 6 introduces us to the East and West side of the Langley Laboratory campus. It also tells the story of Miriam Mann, who worked alongside Dorothy Vaughan.
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15min
April 24, 2020 Chapter 5: The Double V
In Chapter 5, we learn about population growth in Virginia and how the World Wars’ impacted democracy in the United States.
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9min
April 21, 2020 Chapter 4: A New Beginning
In this chapter, we learn the result of Dorothy’s earlier job applications.
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5min

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How many episodes does Greenhills Read Aloud: Hidden Figures have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.