The Science of Parabolas with "A Computer Called Katherine" Book
At Christmas, my daughter, Dragonfly (age 7) got the movie Hidden Figures as a present. The video tells the story of three female mathematicians, who stood against racism, sexism, and helped the USA win the space race. The movie is a great introduction to the history of NASA, racial segregation, and women in science, while still managing to only be rated PG. It's a great video for moms and daughters to watch together (although my husband enjoyed it as well). If you haven't yet seen the movie, I highly recommend it. One of the inspirational women was Katherine Johnson, worked long mathematical equations by hand in the years before computers were in wide use. Even after the first "calculating machines" were available at NASA, Katherine still double-checked the computers work! I love how Hidden Figures shows women working complicated math problems, as it encouraged my own daughter in her math learning. As a mom, I'm always looking for women to inspire