Jo Anne Collins
Van Buren Middle School
Centerville, Ohio
Decades Scrapbook
Sixth Grade
Social Studies
Compare/contrast two time periods
Students will use print and electronic resources to find information to compare their sixth grade year with the sixth grade year of a significant adult in their life. (parent, grandparent, etc.) The information will be presented through an illustrated scrapbook showing the same topics in each of the individualbs time periods. Students are encouraged to keep this scrapbook to share with their children and grandchildren.

Dewey Numbers:
909.828, 973.927, 973.923, 973.92, 973.8
741.5973, 781.64, 796.332, 796.357
Subject Headings:
History, Modern b 1945-1989 b Pictorial Works
Music b 20th Century b History and criticism
Musicians
Popular culture b United States b History b 20th Century
Popular music b 1981-1990 b History and criticism
Singers
Rock groups
Superbowl -- History
United States b Social life and customs b1971 (or other year)
World Series (Baseball) -- History
Books (Non-Fiction):
Barrett, Norman S. Sport: Players, Games, & Spectacle. New York : F. Watts, 1993.

Brunning, Bob. 1980s Pop. New York : Peter Bedrick, 1998.

Feinstein, Stephen. The 1980s from Ronald Reagan to MTV. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2000.

Hayes, Malcolm. 1970s: Turbulent Times. Milwaukee, WI : Gareth Stevens, 2002.

Kronenwetter, Michael. America in the 1960s. San Diego, CA : Lucent, 1998.

Morley, Jacqueline. Entertainment : Screen, Stage, & Stars. New York: F. Watts, 1993.

Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard #1s, 1950-1991. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 1991.
Reference:
Crampton, Luke and Dafydd Rees. Rock & Roll Year By Year. New York: DK, 2003.

McAleer, Dave. The All Music Book of Hit Singles. San Francisco, CA :Hal Leonard, 1994.

This Fabulous Century, 1900-1970. New York : Time-Life, 1969-1970.

U.S.A. Sixties. Danbury, CT : Grolier, 2001.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Mahwah, NJ : World Almanac, 1868- .
Web Sites (for students):
American Cultural History, 1970-1979
Baby Boomer Headquarters
DMarie Time Capsule
Fifties Web
The History Channel
In the 70's
TV Land
Videos:
The Sensational 70bs. Oak Forest, IL : MPI, 1990.
History of the 20th Century. Oak Forest, IL : MPI, 1990.