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| Each 5th grade group will create an original
news show from the prospective of their 20th century decade. Students will need
to script the show, assemble the props and set, and act out their show. |
Decade Research Assignment |
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Bibliography
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Breaking News- Decade Research |
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Print Resources |
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900's section of the library for books on American history. The print
resources listed below (and many others) are on the library reserve cart. |
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The Century for
Young People |
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Kids
Discover magazines |
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Our Centuries series |
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Take
Ten Years series |
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Timelines
series |
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The
United States in the 20th Century |
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Online Resources |
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World
Book Student-
Click on this link, and then click
on the World Book Online logo. Search for a person or event. |
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Web Sites |
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20 Century
Statistics- The second page of this US Census
Bureau report shows whether people in the US lived in rural or urban areas.
It is table No. 1412 Population Characteristics: 1900-1998. |
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20th
Century History Timeline- Click on the decade
for your year. This site contains major events for each
year in the 20th century. |
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America on the Move- Select your
transportation type, your vehicle type, your era, and then
click browse. |
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Chronology of Boy's Clothing Styles- Scroll down to find
your decade. |
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dMarie Time Capsule-
Type in a date
(example, 10/14/1912), then choose Quick Page. This site
has excellent information on prices, entertainment and
current event headlines. |
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Fact
Monster by Learning Network- On the right hand
side of the screen under "Year Pages" type your
year in the white box. Click go. Fact Monster will tell
you current events, entertainment and invention (science)
information. |
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The Food Timeline- Scroll towards
the bottom of this site to find when certain foods were
invented. Click on the food's name to learn more about
that food. |
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History Central's 20th Century Year by Year-
Click on your year
for current events and other information. |
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History Channel's Toys and Games Timeline-
Click on an area
of the Toy Timeline for more details regarding the toys
and games from that decade. |
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History of Invention- Use the horizontal
scroll bar to move along the timeline of inventions. |
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Time-Warp: Archiving Technology Through
the Decades- Click on the
numbers below to select your decade. Then click on the technology in the
picture to learn more about it. |
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