BLAST TO THE PAST
An Internet Webquest on discovering the 1950's and Early 1960's
INTRODUCTION
Your family is gathered for a secret meeting at your house to plan a surprise 50th anniversary party for your grandparents. The adults are busy working on the food, flowers. invitations and family photos.
They have chosen a 1950’s theme since your grandparents fell in love in junior high school. You and all your cousins are “volunteered” to provide the entertainment and the decorations – 1950’s style.
You can’t even imagine what your grandparents were like when they were teenagers. You pick the brains of your aunts, uncles and parents to get enough background information to start your creative minds spinning…
THE QUEST
What was life like when your grandparents were teenagers?
What did they do for fun?
What was happening in the world as they were going through jr. high and high school?
THE PROCESS AND RESOURCES
You and your “cousins” (team) will select a topic and compile a timeline depicting major news and pop culture events from 1956-1964 and use this to “decorate” the room. You will also develop a PowerPoint presentation on the same topic and time period to serve as the “entertainment” at the party.
Using information you gathered from your “family” (teacher), you should begin to research the time period. Remember, in addition to the websites listed below, the library has a large collection of books and resources on this time period which have been gathered to help you.
Carefully read all the directions for each research assignment. Any mandatory topics which must be covered are listed within each research role.
FIRST
*****Each team member should complete FOUR items for the timeline. These should include appropriate visuals and text. Each team member should complete FOUR slides for the PowerPoint entertainment. Audio clips or visuals are required for at least two slides.***********
NEXT
After each team member has completed his/her four items, the class will be reorganized into new teams by research topic.
These new team members, who have all covered the same subject area, should come to a consensus about which events should be included on the final timeline and which slides will become part of the “family” (class) PowerPoint presentation. There should be a minimum of twelve items and a maximum of twenty items from all four groups.
Because these are real Webpages we're tapping into, not things made just for schools, the reading level might challenge you. Feel free to use the online Webster dictionary or one in your classroom.
You'll begin with everyone in your group getting some background before dividing into roles where people on your team become experts on one part of the topic.
BACKGROUND
EACH PERSON ON THE TEAM WILL CHOOSE ONE OF THE TOPICS BELOW
EXPLORE EACH TOPIC BEFORE DECIDING WHICH YOU WILL WORK ON.
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