Hidden Figures: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use on your tablet, phone, or computer.

 

 

 

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Across

  • 3. The space race was for getting the first person to the ___.
  • 6. The science of flying is ___.
  • 7. In the book, people were considered the ___.

Down

  • 1. A person who designs or builds
  • 2. The curved path of an object or spacecraft around a star or planet or moon.
  • 4. The number of black women described as Hidden Figures
  • 5. A sudden jolt or shift in airflow that affects an aircraft.
  • 8. All of the Hidden Figures women were very good in ___.

Word Bank

four
math
engineer
computers
moon
aeronautics
turbulence
orbit