Transcript 7th Grade Wednesday Wars Presentation

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7
Grade
Wednesday Wars
Presentation
Presented by students
Tuesday, September 9th
Music in the 1960’s
By: Paxton Rowley
Chelsea Schwerin
Rebecca Travis
Courtney Dennis
Evan Chester
Sierra Woodcum
The Rolling Stones are an English band
whose music was initially based on rhythm
and blues and rock and roll.
Years active 1962–present
• The Beatles were a pop and
rock group from Liverpool,
England formed in 1960
• The Who are an English rock band
formed in 1964
• Years active 1964–1982
• Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen
Zimmerman, May 24, 1941 in
Duluth, Minnesota) is an
American singer-songwriter,
author, poet, and painter, who has
been a major figure in popular
music for five decades.
•Elvis Aaron Presley[1][3] (January
8, 1935–August 16, 1977, middle
name sometimes written Aaron)a
was an American singer, musician
and actor. A cultural icon, he is
commonly referred to by his first
name, and as the "The King of
Rock 'n' Roll" or "The King".
•The Beach Boys are an
American rock and roll band.
Formed in 1961 the group
gained popularity for its close
vocal harmonies and lyrics
reflecting a California youth
culture of surfing.
•Years active 1961–Present
•The Monkees were a pop-rock
quartet created in Los Angeles in
1965 for an American television
series of the same name. Micky
Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael
Nesmith and Peter Tork were
initially the public face of a music
production system under the
supervision of Don Kirshner.
•Years active 1965–1970, 1986–
1989, 1996–1997
•Petula Clark, CBE (born 15
November 1932), is an English singer,
actress and composer best known for
her upbeat popular international hits of
the 1960s, especially "Downtown".
With more than 70 million records sold
worldwide, she is the most successful
British female solo recording artist and
is cited as such in the Guinness Book of
World Records
•Years active 1942 - present
• Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta
Joan Anderson on November 7,
1943) is a Canadian musician,
[1]
songwriter, and painter.
• Mitchell's singing began in small
nightclubs and busking on the streets
of Toronto and in her native Western
Canada.
The Man who
was president,
John F.
Kennedy!!!!
During the 60’s, the population over the U.S. was
177,830,000 people. The amount of people who were
unemployed during this time was 3,852,000. The
average salary was $4,743. A teachers salary was
$5,174.
Leah
Clue
Bowling
pins
Clue was one of the most
popular played games in the
1960’s. Ouija, Twister and
Twister
Bowling pins were more.
Ouija
Molly Brown
Hippies
Leah
The 1960's are a wonderful era for classic cars. Many cars in the 60's era had
more modern conveniences that we take for granted today, such as power
steering, power brakes and automatic transmissions than the cars of earlier
eras. Other luxury features such as power windows, power seats and air
conditioning are also present in many of the 1960s cars.
Megan
The Scroll was a dance in
the 60’s!!!
Molly
Costs of different things in the 60’s
* Ford Mustang 2 door Hardtop$2,368
* Oxford Men’s shoes- $12.95
* Oranges- $.89 for two dozen
* A gallon of gas-$.25
* Automatic electric blanket-$9.94
* Automatic can opener-$8.88
* Oven ready turkeys-$.39 per pound
* Misses swinging skirts-$5.00
Megan
* Modern Walnut Bookcase-$29.97
* Volts Wagon beetle-$1,769
* Coal-$14.95
* In 1960 the average cost of new car
was $2,600.00 and by 1969 was
$3,270.00
Taste of the sixties
Types Of Food
Cream Chicken
Beef Wellington
Mallo
Pop Rocks
Koogle
Jello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaBhxbhcQxg
Sundays Dinner
In the Sixties the families would sit down for dinner
every night.On Sundays they would sit down and have a
big feast.
•The portable calculator was
invented in 1967 by William
Burroughs
•There was lots of other things
invented in that decade like the
satellite, internet, and even the
laser.
It was invented in 1964 by Douglas Engelbart
It was controlled by a wheel instead of arrow keys on
the key board to scroll on the screen.
Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar, that is still used
today
It’s a light strong synthetic fibrous material
At the beginning it was used as a replacement for steel
in racing tires
Now it’s used from bicycle tires to body armor
• The ATM was invented in 1967
• John Shephered Barren invented and installed
the ATM machine
•The ATM machine is still used today
•“ATM” means automatic teller machine
These are just a few of the inventions in the 1960’s
Cody Wright, Brenden Wallington, Nicole Robison, Heather
Darnall, Alex Apfel, and Jackie Richards
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was
elected president in 1961.
He was working hard
against all things bad
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who strived to be rid of
racism.
He strived for this so much because he had to deal with it
as a boy.
He made many famous speeches and boycotts that helped
get rid of racism.
In all he helped to create the law against racism but was
assassinated on March 29, 1963 in Memphis, Tennessee.
This is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FiCxZKuv8
The soldiers
The soldiers in the war
made a very large impact
on the situations
everywhere. They helped
fight for the people over in
People of the 60’s
(hippies)
The people of the sixty’s
(a.k.a. hippies) believed in
peace and would sit around
all day and hope for peace.
This presentation is by :
 Dean Ross
 Holly Thompson
 Christopher Shires
 Jon Schroer
 Kodi Hovey
 And Robby Pence
 Peace! =[)
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Sports of the 1960’s
Wilma Rudolph, a black American woman, received three
Olympic gold medals in fast running.when she was a child, she was
very ill with pneumonia and scarlet fever. She barely lived, and
doctors said she would never be able to walk again. But she never
gave up hope, and was not only able to walk again, but able to outrun
everyone else in Olympics to be awarded with 3 gold medals.
In 1962 the American Basketball league
was established
1968- Peggy Fleming, a 19-year-old figure skater,
wins the U.S.'s only Olympics gold medal of the 1968 Winter.
•1960 - Seven midwestern institutions formed the Midwest
Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
•1960's - New techniques added to the game included - The soft spike
(dink), forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive
diving and rolling
•1964 - Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo
Werner Roth was born in Yugoslavia. After immigrating to the
United States at an early age, he became a rising star in American soccer
through the 1960s, living in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Brooklyn
Technical High School, playing on the varsity squad from 1962 to 1966,
captaining the team in his senior year.
Jackie Robinson was an extremely talented multisport athlete and a courageous man who played an active
role in civil rights. He was the first black man to break
the “color line”. The baseball hall of fame inducted
Robinson in 1962 and he was a member of six World
Series teams.
Carly Johnson
Elizabeth Welch
Alyssa Ford
Madison Walker
Megan Nontell
Jessica Braxton
The
women
in the
1960’s
loved
their
blouses
and
skirts
very
colorful
and
bright.
A
During the 1960’s, the
peace sign was very
popular. It was on all of
the “coolest” clothing.
The teenagers loved
checkered, plaid and
bright clothing. They
also liked their hair in
side ponies, pig tails,
and head bands.
All of these items
might have been
worn during the
1960’s. These were
very popular. It’s
groovy, isn't it?!
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Shoes like these were
stylish in the 1960’s. They
were worn by girls and
women. Colorful was
definitely in!
The jewelry in the 60’s were quite flashy.
The hippies loved pearls, pins, and anything
with flowers or peace signs on it. They loved
their fashion!!
These groovy fashions were worn by the people in the 1960’s.
The Vietnam War in 1967
Women’s role in 1967 was to
stand behind the lines and
care for the injured.
The Casulties of the Vietnam
War was between 52,000 to
182,000.
North Vietnam was trying to
take over South Vietnam….
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
But South Vietnam asked for
our help and we came. South Vietnam
North Vietnam
millitary leaders voted for
neuculer bombs while J.F.K.
and others did not.
For the Neucelar
Bomb.
Not for the
Neucler Bomb
By
Tyler Hartwig
And
Beau Beckley
Noah
Smith
In the 1960;s they were learning
about Martin Luther King
Jr.,Kennedy’s assassination,the
Vietnam War and the man to
walk on the moon.
Middle schools were introduced in the 1960’s.
Early in the 1960’s middle schools for the
grades sixth, seventh, and eighth gained in
popularly. People started describing middle
schools as the bridge to high school.
Preparing for college in the 1960’s was not
emphasized nearly as much as in 2004.
One could have a high school education
and still get reasonable job. Most high
schools did even offer honor classes for
their students.
A lot of college students were peaceful protesting
against the Vietnam war. They did things such as
student sit-ins to protest.