1960's Webquest

1960's

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1. Use Google Search Engine to search for a picture of a madras shirt.
     Paste the picture in your word document.

2. Search the following sites for a picture of a 50's/60's male

pompadour.

Paste the picture in your word document.

http://coolmenshair.com/2007/05/rockabilly-hairstyle.htm

3. Use the following links to find pictures of a 1960's Corvair, Mustang and

a Corvette. Paste and label each picture.

http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Corvair/ http://www.mustangdreams.com/mdconvert.htm

http://www.corvetteimages.com/

4. Use Google Search Engine to search for a picture of a "young" Paul

Newman. Paste the picture in your word document and write a brief

(1 sentence) description of who he was and what he did.

Complete the following tasks using the links below

or find the answers using Google.

1. List 5 bands that were popular during the early to mid 1960’s.

60's Pop Music

http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/1960.html

http://www.the60sofficialsite.com/The_Top_10_Songs_of_the_60s_Decade.html

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs60s.html

2. List 5 popular T.V. shows from the 1960’s.

TV in the 1960's
http://www.tvparty.com/fall1.html

3. Write the names of two presidents in the 1960’s.

History

http://www.history.com/topics/1960s

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.htmlttp://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.html

4. Find the prices of 6 commonly used items in the 1960’s
Facts and Events

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html

http://www.wgeneration.com/1960.html

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5. List five popular toys from the 1960’s.

50's & 60's Toys
http://www.his-forever.com/50s_toys.htm

6. Read about greasers and write a brief summary of the
1950's/1960’s greaser subculture.

Greasers Subculture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaser_(subculture)

http://worldofsubculture.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96:greaser&catid=42:subculture&Itemid=87

7. What are some reasons why a teenager might join a gang in the
60's?

8. What were gangs like in the 1960’s?

1960s Gangs

http://www.gangsorus.com/gang_history.html

http://prezi.com/lhdfhcw5qu0q/a-guide-to-1960s-gangs/

http://www.ojjdp.gov/jjbulletin/9808/youth.html

9. List 5 slang words with their definitions.

60's Slang
http://cougartown.com/slang.html

10. List 3 major world events from the 1960's.

World Events
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/history/1960s.html
http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1960.html