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1950s Lesson Plans
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Fifth graders, using HyperStudio or PowerPoint, select the ten most important events that happened in the 1950s.
Young scholars examine some of the turbulent events that affected the United States during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. After reading newspaper articles from The New York Times on specific events, they select one event and write a summary with a partner.
Third graders compare and contrast the 1950s to 2000s. In this social studies instructional activity, 3rd graders research how life has changed throughout the years. Students discuss how people adapt and change. Students write a letter.
Students examine the various domestic and international problems in the 1950s. They conduct research, write a script, and role-play a family discussing issues at the table at dinnertime in the 1950s.
Seventh graders explore the goals of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In this US History lesson, 7th graders read a newspaper article that reported a significant event during this era. Students write a summary of this event.
Learners investigate the 1950s pollution tragedy in Minamata, Japan. The elements of dose, response, individual susceptibility, potency, and threshold of toxicology are explored in this lesson plan.
Students consider the costs and benefits associated with mountain climbing. They also compare mountain climbing today, particularly the concept of climbing Mount Everest, with mountain climbing in the 1920s and the 1950s.
Students discuss the U.S. economy, society, and politics in the years following World War II. They explore the boom in advertising during this period by reviewing print advertisements from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Students view a viedo,World War II: Causes and Consequences. They discuss the role of advertising during this era.
Students dramatize incident that started the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Students create a time line about important events in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
