The Roaring Twenties- Time Travel Brochure

 Module 2 Lessons 8   The Twenties 

 

 

5.14 - Examine the growth of popular culture during the “Roaring Twenties” with respect to the following:
• Music, clothing, and entertainment
• Automobiles and appliances
• Harlem Renaissance

 

 

Today we will read about and listen to videos about "The Roaring Twenties" 

So we can examine the popular culture during the time period.

We will know we have it when we can create a brochure or pamphlet inviting time travelers to visit the Roaring Twenties.

 

 

Student Prompt:

Imagine that time traveling has become a reality and you run a business that sells tickets to time travelers. It is your job to create brochures/pamphlets advertising all of the important periods in history. Today you are working on the "Roaring Twenties" in America. You need to create a digital advertisement for the 1920s.

 

You can use Google Slides, google draw, create your own video with pictures, or any other medium you have access to in order to create your travel brochure. 

 

Your brochure must include the following information:  What did people do for entertainment in the 1920s,  What types of music did they listen to, include pictures of clothing from the time period, an advertisement for an automobile, and poetry or art from the Harlem Renaissance. 

Resources

The Roaring Twenties for Kids- Ducksters

Kids Konnect- The Roaring Twenties

Mr. Donn- The Roaring Twenties

Science Virtual Field trip Week 1

Hey 5th graders!

This week we are going on a trip on our little rocket ship the red planet. With Access Mars, we will see the actual surface of Mars, recorded by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Don’t skip the intro.

https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/

These symbols will help you explore Mars.

When you click on the Travel icon, you get this map. Follow the map through each destination.

Click on each of these symbols when you get to your destination to find out a little more about that place.

Before you explore, click on each part of Curiosity, so you can learn more about the drone.

In case your parents try to make you write a paragraph about what you have learned here on Mars, you can tell them that your teacher said it is okay to do this graphic organizer instead. 😃

Composite Volume

Click HERE for the Composite Volume Escape room

Long Division Video 5.nbt.6

1584/11

Click HERE to watch the problem being worked! Copy it down as you watch. 

5.nbt.a.4 Rounding Decimals- TCAP REVIEW

CLICK here to to take the rounding decimals quiz for your TCAP Review

5.nbt.a.2 Powers of 10

Click HERE to see the task cards for today. Follow your teacher's instructions!

Prehistoric Tennessee

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Matter

Elements, Atoms, and Molecules

Periodic Table

Periodic Table in Color

Mass and Volume

Lesson 20 Day 2

Click HERE for Lesson 20 Day 2, you can follow along in your seat!

Lesson 20

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Dividing Fractions Practice

Click HERE and do 10 problems.

Spring Morning Clubs

These are the Morning Clubs that will go from February 19, 2020 until about April 2020.

Music Class

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Da Vinci Writing - Fraker's Class

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Six Minutes Podcast

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/658-six-minutes-28948926/episode/ep83-six-minutes-of-secrets-and-30288156/

Fraker's Class Thursday

Click HERE for Jan 23rd's lesson.

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State Project

50 Nifty United States Project Directions:
You will be assigned a state to research and present to the class. You must research your state using encyclopedias and the internet. Wikipedia is a good source for state rank and size; HOWEVER, it can be changed so it may not be good for any other research. Some good websites to use are: www.theUS50.com, www.50states.com, and any state Department of Tourism website. You may also use the library to search for books on your state.

You must find and display the following information on a poster:
 State Motto
 State Flower
 State Tree
  State Bird
 Date of Statehood
  Nickname
  Top 3 Agricultural Products
 State Population and Rank
 State Size and Rank
 State Per Capita Income
 Climate
 People and Cultures that Live in your State
 Top 3 Major Industries/Companies/Sources of Employment for Population
 1 Natural Disaster that your state is susceptible to (Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, etc.)  Region of United States (South, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast)  3 current events in your state (Use CNN, or locate a local news station for your state and browse their top stories)
  State Map - Create a map of your state, including the capital and 4 other major cities. Map should display bordering states and waterways. Map should display 4 physical features such as rivers, mountains, faults, deserts, etc. You must draw these! No printing!
 State Flag - Re-create your state’s flag on a large sheet of paper and attach it to your poster. Use color!
 State Quarter o Find your state’s quarter…either the actual coin or a picture of it on your state’s website or from the US Mint website. Re-create (draw) your state’s quarter on a larger scale, and attach it to your poster. Explain the motto, words used, pictures, etc. that are on the back of your state’s quarter in detail. Try to find your state’s quarter to share with the class.

Native American Project

For your project, select one of the following Native American Tribes to research:

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Shawnee

Once you have selected a tribe, decide whether you will create a mini book or google slides.
You may design your mini book any way you would like.

You must include the following information in your project:
1. Name of your tribe
2. Where this tribe lived
3. What work did the men do? The women do? The children do?
4. What materials from their environment did they use to make what they needed?
5. What are some of the things they made?
6. What kind of food did they eat?
7. What kind of house did they live in? How did they build them?
8. What was their music like?
9. What religion did this tribe follow?
10. What kind of games did they play?
11. Did they use any form of money? What kind?
12. Were there any special ceremonies this tribe conducted? Describe them.
13. What type of clothing did the tribe members wear? Describe it.

Once you are done adding your information to your project, you will be using this knowledge to
create your teepee. You will get a paper bag and a string. Cut a small triangle on the bottom of one
side of the bag. Draw pictures on your teepee that represent your tribe. When you are done, gather the top and tie it with your string.

Be prepared to present your project to the class!!

Inman online day

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Cold War Events Activity

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/cubanmissilecrisis/


Cold War Events Activity

Directions: Visme you are going to build an interactive timeline of major events in the Cold War.

To Begin:

Go to:  https://www.visme.co/timeline-maker/

-       Click the blue button to create your timeline

-       Select “infographic”

-       Pick the template you like best

-       For each event add the date, a title, short description and picture of the event

-       Share with your teacher when you are finished

All of the following events must be included in your timeline:

-       Iron Curtain

-       Berlin Airlift

-       Cuban Missile Crisis

-       Beginning of Space Race

-       Sputnik 1

-       Sputnik 2

-       First man in space

-       First man on the Moon