What did Mae Jemison study at Stanford?

Chemical Engineering and African-American Studies

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Mae Jemison: A Trailblazing Astronaut

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Explore the life and achievements of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel in space

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1
What did Mae study in space?
Effects of gravity
Effects of weightlessness
Effects of space on tech
Effects of space travel
2
Where was Mae Jemison born?
Chicago, Illinois
Decatur, Alabama
Houston, Texas
Stanford, California
3
What was Mae's space shuttle called?
Discovery
Challenger
Endeavour
Atlantis
4
What was Mae Jemison's greatest dream?
To become a doctor
To become a teacher
To become a scientist
To become an astronaut
5
How many were chosen from 2,000 applicants?
10
20
15
25
6
What was Mae's goal after the Peace Corps?
To become a teacher
To become an astronaut
To become a scientist
To become a doctor
7
What did Mae Jemison study at Stanford?
Chemical Engineering and African-American Studies
Medicine and Astronomy
Physics and Mathematics
Biology and Chemistry
8
Which event happened first?
Mae's first application to NASA
Mae becoming a professor at Dartmouth College
Mae's successful mission in space
Mae joining the Peace Corps
9
What did Mae do after her space mission?
Started her own company
Graduated from Stanford
Conducted experiments
Trained to be an astronaut
10
Why did Mae Jemison join the Peace Corps?
To train as a scientist
To become an astronaut
To study space travel
To help improve health care
11
Which event happened first?
Studied at Stanford
Became an astronaut
Joined the Peace Corps
Born in Decatur
12
True or false: Mae Jemison was born in Decatur.
False
True
13
True or false: Mae studied only medicine at Stanford.
False
True
14
What was Mae's first application to NASA?
Accepted by NASA
Chosen for a mission
First time applying
Retired from NASA
15
What is Mae's company called?
The NASA Group
The Jemison Group, Inc.
The Peace Corps Group
The Space Explorers, Inc.
16
Who are some famous role models?
Scientists, astronauts
Mae Jemison
Athletes, movie stars, singers
Doctors, teachers, policemen
17
Complete the sentence: Mae Jemison joined the Peace Corps to...
study space travel
improve health care
train as a scientist
become an astronaut
18
What did Mae do after NASA?
Became a professor
Became a movie star
Joined the Peace Corps again
Became a professional athlete
19
True or false: Mae Jemison became an astronaut at age 30.
True
False

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