Overview
We are pleased to offer an easy-to-use Discussion Guide and a classroom-ready Curriculum Guide for Disney’s Hidden Figures.
Literary Connection
For a film-book pairing, teach Disney’s Hidden Figures movie with the book it was based on,
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Curriculum Guide
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Bitter Rivals: The Cold War at Mid-Century
Subject: Social Studies, U.S. History
Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
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Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Race
Subject: U.S. History, World History
Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
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Moving to the Front of the Bus: Segregation and the Civil Rights Movement
Subject: History, Social Studies, U.S. History
Lesson Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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The Women of ‘West Computing’: A Viewer-Response Approach
Subject: Film Literacy, Language Arts, Social Studies, U.S. History
Lesson Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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The Math of Space Travel: Orbits and Conic Sections
Subject: Geometry
Lesson Grades: 10, 11, 12, College
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Computers Come of Age
Subject: Computer Programming, Computer Science and IT, Physics
Lesson Grades: 10, 11, 12, College
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Shooting Scripts and Active Viewing – The Glossary of Film Terms linked below would be useful for this lesson.
Subject: Film Literacy, Media Literacy
Lesson Grades: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College
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The Women of Science
Subject: Career Readiness, Career Studies, History, Science, U.S. History
Lesson Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Discussion Guide
The Discussion Guide works for grades 4 and up!
The Numbers Don’t Lie
Introduction to the Film
Exploring the Film: Hidden Figures
The Jim Crow South
‘Eyes on the Prize’: The Civil Rights Movement in the ’50s and ’60s
Woman’s Place…
The Women of West Computing
The Cold War and the Space Race
Looking at the Future: Career Choices in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Additional Reading and Resources
Group Discussion Facilitation Guidelines
These tips can help you create safe space for classroom engagement on the themes and subjects of this film.
Glossary of Film Terms
The Glossary of Film Terms is useful for the Film Literacy lessons that are part of this curriculum guide
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