A Look Into the Past
1950's cars and gas mileage
Research the gas mileage that 1950’s “gas guzzlers” achieved and on gas mileage for today’s cars. Choose three types of cars and create a bar graph based on your findings.
A 5,300-year-old murder mystery: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRa0Gi_mRjs
"Get to know the story of Otzi the Iceman, a 5300-ear-old glacier mummy who researchers discovered had been murdered."
History of your week
Keep a journal of important, amusing, or uncommon events in you life for one week. Use these primary sources to write a history of your week.
Iceman
List the artifacts found in connection with the Iceman. Make a parallel list of what a modern-day traveler in the mountains might carry. Compare and contrast how each individual has adapted to the same environment.
Necessity vs culture
Conflicts between what is perceived as economic necessity and what is perceived as cultural come up frequently in modern society: Architecture lovers want a great old mansion retained while developers want to use the land for a multi-apartment building. Lumber companies want to cut down forest areas that campers want left standing. A power company wants to dam a stream that salmon fishing enthusiasts want left free to flow. Check the papers for any disputes like this and bring in clippings. Compare and contrast the ideas in the conflicts and see if you can find a compromise that might solve the problem.
OPEC
In the 1970s Americans were jolted out of their “gas-guzzling” ways by the actions of a group known as OPEC. Research OPEC and the action it took that changed drivers’ behavior so drastically. Write a secondary-source report.
Televisions and computers
Develop a list of 5 questions to ask an older relative or friend about the early days of television or computers. Interview the person and and record their answers.
Time Capsule
Make a list stating what you would include in a time capsule. Write an essay about something such as popular music, sports, or TV. Illustrate your essay.
Truth and Consequence: http://www.teacher.org/lesson-plan/truth-and-consequence
"This lesson is designed to help students understand the importance of telling the truth, through lesson from history."
What can you learn from ancient skeletons?: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-you-learn-from-ancient-skeletons-farnaz-khatibi
A TedEd Talk
Research the gas mileage that 1950’s “gas guzzlers” achieved and on gas mileage for today’s cars. Choose three types of cars and create a bar graph based on your findings.
A 5,300-year-old murder mystery: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRa0Gi_mRjs
"Get to know the story of Otzi the Iceman, a 5300-ear-old glacier mummy who researchers discovered had been murdered."
History of your week
Keep a journal of important, amusing, or uncommon events in you life for one week. Use these primary sources to write a history of your week.
Iceman
List the artifacts found in connection with the Iceman. Make a parallel list of what a modern-day traveler in the mountains might carry. Compare and contrast how each individual has adapted to the same environment.
Necessity vs culture
Conflicts between what is perceived as economic necessity and what is perceived as cultural come up frequently in modern society: Architecture lovers want a great old mansion retained while developers want to use the land for a multi-apartment building. Lumber companies want to cut down forest areas that campers want left standing. A power company wants to dam a stream that salmon fishing enthusiasts want left free to flow. Check the papers for any disputes like this and bring in clippings. Compare and contrast the ideas in the conflicts and see if you can find a compromise that might solve the problem.
OPEC
In the 1970s Americans were jolted out of their “gas-guzzling” ways by the actions of a group known as OPEC. Research OPEC and the action it took that changed drivers’ behavior so drastically. Write a secondary-source report.
Televisions and computers
Develop a list of 5 questions to ask an older relative or friend about the early days of television or computers. Interview the person and and record their answers.
Time Capsule
Make a list stating what you would include in a time capsule. Write an essay about something such as popular music, sports, or TV. Illustrate your essay.
Truth and Consequence: http://www.teacher.org/lesson-plan/truth-and-consequence
"This lesson is designed to help students understand the importance of telling the truth, through lesson from history."
What can you learn from ancient skeletons?: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-can-you-learn-from-ancient-skeletons-farnaz-khatibi
A TedEd Talk