Hidden Figures

A slide rule and drafting compass rest beside a space capsule tracing a glowing orbital arc.

K	S	G	E	O	M	E	T	R	Y	L	S
A	E	C	C	A	P	S	U	L	E	I	C
R	G	O	Y	O	T	S	F	V	H	Z	I
C	R	M	A	L	G	E	B	R	A	A	Q
N	E	P	L	E	N	G	I	N	E	E	R
M	G	U	E	E	E	R	B	S	U	K	Y
E	A	T	R	A	J	E	C	T	O	R	Y
R	T	E	O	I	J	E	R	D	V	S	G
C	I	R	R	G	A	N	Z	A	E	F	N
U	O	I	B	N	P	T	X	U	E	H	H
R	N	T	I	H	N	R	I	O	N	T	X
Y	W	O	T	M	H	Y	T	Q	T	R	A

ALGEBRA
CAPSULE
COMPUTER
ENGINEER
GEOMETRY
MERCURY
ORBIT
REENTRY
SEGREGATION
TRAJECTORY

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Katherine Johnson's algebra once verified an astronaut's flight path by hand. This puzzle traces the trajectory, geometry, and orbit calculations that sent Mercury capsules into space and safely through reentry. Segregation's barriers fell to engineers and computers who worked those same missions.

Hidden Figures Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Hidden Figures Word Search Answer Key marks all 10 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

K	S	G	E	O	M	E	T	R	Y	L	S
A	E	C	C	A	P	S	U	L	E	I	C
R	G	O	Y	O	T	S	F	V	H	Z	I
C	R	M	A	L	G	E	B	R	A	A	Q
N	E	P	L	E	N	G	I	N	E	E	R
M	G	U	E	E	E	R	B	S	U	K	Y
E	A	T	R	A	J	E	C	T	O	R	Y
R	T	E	O	I	J	E	R	D	V	S	G
C	I	R	R	G	A	N	Z	A	E	F	N
U	O	I	B	N	P	T	X	U	E	H	H
R	N	T	I	H	N	R	I	O	N	T	X
Y	W	O	T	M	H	Y	T	Q	T	R	A

K	S	G	E	O	M	E	T	R	Y	L	S
A	E	C	C	A	P	S	U	L	E	I	C
R	G	O	Y	O	T	S	F	V	H	Z	I
C	R	M	A	L	G	E	B	R	A	A	Q
N	E	P	L	E	N	G	I	N	E	E	R
M	G	U	E	E	E	R	B	S	U	K	Y
E	A	T	R	A	J	E	C	T	O	R	Y
R	T	E	O	I	J	E	R	D	V	S	G
C	I	R	R	G	A	N	Z	A	E	F	N
U	O	I	B	N	P	T	X	U	E	H	H
R	N	T	I	H	N	R	I	O	N	T	X
Y	W	O	T	M	H	Y	T	Q	T	R	A

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Hidden Figures Word Search Answer Key

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K	S	G	E	O	M	E	T	R	Y	L	S
A	E	C	C	A	P	S	U	L	E	I	C
R	G	O	Y	O	T	S	F	V	H	Z	I
C	R	M	A	L	G	E	B	R	A	A	Q
N	E	P	L	E	N	G	I	N	E	E	R
M	G	U	E	E	E	R	B	S	U	K	Y
E	A	T	R	A	J	E	C	T	O	R	Y
R	T	E	O	I	J	E	R	D	V	S	G
C	I	R	R	G	A	N	Z	A	E	F	N
U	O	I	B	N	P	T	X	U	E	H	H
R	N	T	I	H	N	R	I	O	N	T	X
Y	W	O	T	M	H	Y	T	Q	T	R	A