GUESS WHO - BHM Math Edition

I am a professor at MIT.

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

• Valerie Thomas

• John Urschel

• Mark Dean

I love natural life. I am an activist. I met Thomas Jefferson.

• Katherine Johnson

• Dorothy Vaughan

• John Urschel

• Benjamin Banneker

I graduate college at the age of 18 years old. I worked for NASA. I was considered a human computer.

• Valerie Thomas

• Mark Dean

• Katherine Johnson

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

I created the one-gigahertz computer processor chip.

• Mark Dean

• John Urschel

• IBM

• Dorothy Vaughn

Ever seen a 3-D projector screen or machine? I patented that.

• John Urschel

• Mark Dean

• Valerie Thomas

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

NASA? I worked there. No biggie. Oh, and first black woman to go to space.

• Dorothy Vaughn

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

• Valerie Thomas

Human Computer? That is I.

• Katherine Johnson

• Valerie Thomas

• Dorothy Vaughn

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

I am still living today. (if multiple, select multiple).

• John Urschel

• Mark Dean

• Valerie Thomas

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

Reorder the following

• John Urschel

• I helped put a man on the moon.

• Dr. Mae C. Jemison

• I helped solve the plague lifecycle of locusts.

• Mark Dean

• I helped create colored screens.

• Dorothy Vaughn

• I traveled to space.

• Benjamin Banneker

• I played pro ball.

We did this lesson in math class because... (if multiple, choose multiple).

• Ms. Wallace wanted to waste our time

• It is important we connect the world around us to the classroom, as we are surrounded by African-American culture and it is important we recognize that.

• Black History Month is a time to recognize African Americans who have accomplished great things in their lifetime and have affected our worlds in a positive way.

• Learning about black mathematicians and people in STEM has nothing to do with our MATH class.