Lesson 5: Hidden Figures, Chapter 2

Turn and Talk

Directions: Turn and talk to a partner to discuss your response to the question.

• Looking back at your Chapter 2 annotations, what is a detail that conveys the importance of teamwork at Langley? Support your response with evidence from the text.

Introduce New Words Using Morphology

Target Words: aerodynamic, calculate

Introduce the Word: Learn the word aerodynamic and how to pronounce it.

• Have you seen the word aerodynamic before? Where?

Identify the Root: Underline the root aero in aerodynamic. Remind students that aero means “air.”

• Do you know any other words with the root aero? (airplane, aerospace, aerosol)

Identify Affixes: Circle dynam and -ic in aerodynamic. Explain that dynam comes from Greek and means “power” or “force,” and -ic means “relating to.”

• What do you think dynam might mean based on words you know, like dynamic or dynamite?

Determine Meaning: Using what we know about aero, dynam, and -ic, what do you think aerodynamic means?

Build Word Relationships: Write aeronautics next to aerodynamic.

• What is similar about aeronautics and aerodynamic?

• What is different?

Introduce the Word: Learn the word calculate and how to pronounce it.

• Have you seen the word calculate before? Where?

Identify the Root: Underline the root calcul in calculate. Explain that calcul comes from Latin calculus, meaning “small stone,” because stones were once used for counting.

• Do you know any other words with the root calcul?

Identify Affixes: Circle -ate in calculate. Explain that -ate means “to act on” or “to make happen.”

• What do you think -ate might mean based on words you know? (to make or to do)

Determine Meaning: Using what we know about calcul and -ate, what do you think calculate means?

Part A: Hidden Figures: Chapter 2

Directions: Use a 3-column chart to record key details about the NACA ad and the daily research work done at Langley and then describe the connection between the two.

• Column 1: Text Landmark

• Column 2: What questions, data, or teamwork do we notice?

• Column 3: How does that move the work forward?

Directions: Reread the sections of Chapter 2 that include the NACA ad and description of Langley’s research. Fill in the first two rows of your chart with details about each. Then, in the third column, explain how they are connected.

Part B: Synthesize Information

Quick Write

Directions: Use the information in your 3-column chart to write a 4- to 5-sentence explanation of how the NACA ad and the work done at Langley’s are connected. Choose the best details from your chart to support your explanation.

• How do the ad and the lab description work together to show that discovery depends on more than just one person’s talent?

Reflection

Directions: Write your response to the question in 2-3 sentences.

• Which key details best show that scientific progress comes from a collaborative process, not from one person working alone?