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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the growth and effects of radio and its role in the diffusion of popular culture. They consider how technology has changed the standard of living in the US. They write a script for a 1930's radio broadcast. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine types of sounds and observe differences in vibrations, volume and travel. They conduct experiments with sound and music and consider the history and roles of radio. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how the change in music reflected the cultural revolution of the 1920s. They compare/contrast music from the turn of the century and the Jazz Age, and in small groups write and produce a short radio show that demonstrates 1920s culture. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study the politics and culture of the 1920's and write a report about some aspect of that era. They also create a Power Point presentation based on the 1920's lifestyle. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students, after assuming identities of prominent figures from the 1920's and looking at slides and data from the era, relate, in diary form, the cultural, economic and political changes that happened in America between 1920 and 1939. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students explore the importance of radio in history. As they explore the purpose of radio, students compare and contrast present-day radio with the past. In groups, students plan and produce audio-taped auditions for a radio station. They write for radio through summarizing interviews and creating reports. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in the Great Gatsby Project Description. They research about famous people of the Jazz Age, prohibition, fashions in the 1920's and automobiles of that time period. Students share their findings with classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss what the nation was like during the 1920s including the economy, society, politics, and arts and culture. After watching a Discovery video "From the Great War to the Great Depression", they research the life of a famous person from the 1920s and present their information to the class in a creative way. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students grasp the fundamentals of radio/sound communication technology. They research why the size of radios has gotten smaller through advances of technology...from large radio tubes through transistors through microchips. Students also identify how important and influential radio was in peoples' lives from 1920 through 1950, and follow changes in the styles and shapes of radios through the last 100 years. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students research and examine the significant individuals of the 1920s and their impact on American society. They identify characteristics of people who make a difference, and in pairs conduct research on two people with differing points of view from the 1920s. Each pair presents a dialogue performed as the two people researched. Full Review »
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