Module 7 WebQuest: Life in the 1980s

Welcome: Module 7 WebQuest: Life in the 1980s
Description: This Web Quest will answer the essential question of "What was life like in the 1980s?". Students will journey back in time to 1980, and discover key people and events that helped shape today's United States. Students will discuss how these key components have helped the U.S. prosper, or suffer setbacks in Space exploration, and in relations with other countries. Students will have the opportunity to create a room in a museum. They will decide in small groups what pieces of history should be displayed in the group room. They will decide if they would like to live in the 1980s or in their own time frame; as well as describe what improvements would be suggested for our government, should they decide to stay.
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: Social Studies
Keywords: Space Shuttle, Berlin Wall, Germany, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, President, Free Trade, Communism
Author(s): Sheila Nelson