All About Katherine Johnson

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet! Students will read a passage describing Johnson's inspiring journey from a child growing up in a segregated school system all the way to NASA, where she calculated the landmark Apollo 11 flight path to the moon. Students will then answer five reading comprehension questions designed to help them reflect on what they have read. This versatile second- and third-grade worksheet makes an engaging addition to a unit on African American history, women's history, space science, social studies, biographies, and beyond!