Quiz: Meet the African-American woman who helped make GPS

What does GPS stand for?

"She did the early work on a system we use today. She worked for the Navy and helped to create GPS."

What does system mean?

• A system is a step by step process, like a recipe.

• A system describes a team of people working together.

• A system is a set of things working together.

• A system is an app like GPS.

"The Air Force manages America's GPS satellites. Satellites go around the Earth or other planets. They were sent to space by people, and they are used for GPS. They send information back to Earth."

What information are these satellites most likely sending back to Earth?

• positioning information

• telephone calls & text messages

• video & audio information

• confidential information

Article Title:

Meet the African-American woman who helped make GPS

Why do you think it's important that the title of the article identifies Gladys West as "African-American"?

Explain 1 way in which we still use GPS today.