WORKSHEETS
Read about Eleanor Roosevelt's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this great…
Distribute a chart that provides details about the U.S. presidential elections of 1932 and 1936.
Read about Dorothea Lange's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this great…
Read about Mary McLeod Bethune's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about a great educator.
Share the story of Jesse Owens's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of learning…
Have students explore what went into the invention of the helicopter and the jet engine.
Share the story of George Washington Carver's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a…
Students read about the discovery of Pluto in 1930, as they solve math problems.*On Aug. 24, 2006, Pluto got "demoted"…
Explore renowned authors from the 1930s and their works.
Share the story of John Steinbeck's achievements with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of…
REFERENCE
Big Band music is explored through the work of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Glenn Miller.
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1930s.
Read about Max Theiler, who researched vaccinations for yellow fever during the 1930s.
Here's a chronological list of the events that led to World War II.
Read about key political figures of the 1930s.
Find out which noteworthy people were born or died during the 1930s.
Learn some interesting facts and figures about the United States in the 1930s.
Here's a list of notable inventions and firsts of the 1930s.
Distribute this overview of key events, people, and places from 1940 to 1949 to provide ideas for projects and…
Students match world leaders from the World War II era with their descriptions.
Learn about the key military heroes of World War II.
Learn about six types of aircraft from World War II.
Learn the key events of World War II.
Explore the details of the life and accomplishments of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States.
