Going Ape and Having a Cow:
Leisure
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The
following activity can be done individually but small groups are
recommended. Students can be
placed in groups or form a group of their own choosing of 2-4 students to
divide the research, which can be time-consuming. Time should also be scheduled in the schoolÕs computer lab
to allow groups to work together on creating the final PowerPoint presentation.
Activity
#1
1. Students will
conduct research on teen leisure activities in Champaign County in the 1950s
and put together a PowerPoint presentation for their classmates.
2. The students will
need to conduct a fair amount of research outside of class as well as in
class. Consult with your schoolÕs
librarian about resources available in the school library.
3. Direct students
to outside community research facilities:
Early American Museum Champaign
County Historical Museum
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve 102 East University Avenue
Mahomet, IL Champaign,
IL
217.586.2612 217.356.1010
Champaign County Historical Archives
Urbana Free Library
210 West Green Street
Urbana, IL
217.367.4057
Champaign County Cultural Memory
University of Illinois
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/gcm/ccm/database.htm
4. Show students Waterslide PowerPoint as a rough
example of the information needed in their presentations: brief history, use
then and use now.
5. Each group will most likely need access to a digital
camera and some type of data storage device (i.e. flash drive). This should be taken into consideration
if groups are teacher-chosen. Most
families have access to such technology, but not all will. The teacher may need to help student groups
with access to such technologies.
6. Research topics include but are by no means limited
to: bowling, movies, board games, school dances, sports, theatre, drive-in
movies, soda shops, comic books, etcÉ