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History Museum: The Jazz Age

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COMBINED RATING

4.5 Stars

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LENGTH

22 Minutes

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iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

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Description

History Museum: The Jazz Age is an interactive educational game that allows players to explore 1920s America through nine themed rooms. Each room features a mini-game and historical artifacts, helping students learn key concepts while collecting badges in a personal notebook.

Vocabulary Words

prohibition

speakeasy

prosperity

flappers

invest

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Jazz Age. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Analyze how youth culture in the 1920s challenged traditional family authority and embraced new forms of rebellion and independence.

Explain how nativist sentiment in the 1920s led to immigration restrictions and a revival of the Ku Klux Klan.

Analyze how economic prosperity was uneven during the 1920s, particularly for farmers, African Americans, and recent immigrants.

Explain how mass media innovations like radio, movies, and national magazines created a shared popular culture across the United States.

Evaluate the significance of the Scopes Trial in illustrating the conflict between traditional religious beliefs and modern scientific ideas.

Explain how fear of radicalism during the Red Scare led to violations of civil liberties and shaped immigration policy.

Analyze the impact of Prohibition on American society, including the rise of organized crime and changes in public attitudes toward government authority.

Evaluate how the Harlem Renaissance expressed African American cultural pride and contributed to broader American culture during the 1920s.

Explain how the flapper image and the Jazz Age reflected challenges to traditional social norms during the 1920s.

Analyze how technological innovations like mass production and expanded electricity access transformed American daily life and industrial output.

Describe the economic prosperity and stock market growth of the 1920s and explain how they shaped public attitudes toward business and wealth.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What do you think of when you hear the word "jazz"? Where do you think jazz music began? What do you know about life in the 1920s? How can music or art help people speak out or make changes? Can you think of an example?

After the Game

What did you learn about jazz music and its role in the 1920s? How did the game show changes happen in the 1920s? What challenges did people face during the Jazz Age?

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