The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) | C-SPAN Classroom
9 Clip lesson - Ready to Go
Hard Hat Riots
Look at Vietnam War protest from the perspective of those who did not oppose the war. Seeds of the liberal conservative divide of the 00s found in 1970.
From Center for New History and Media at George Mason
WashingtonPost.com: Nixon Forces Firing of Cox; Richardson, Ruckelshaus Quit
Instead of trying to teach Watergate by lecturing the story of the break-in, the plumbers, CREEP, etc. - why not just give students this newspaper article and have them generate questions. If they can't generate a healthy list of questions from this article, no amount of story telling and lecture is going to help them.
Nixon's Views on Presidential Power: Excerpts from a 1977 Interview
This transcript of the David Frost's interview with Nixon in 1977 includes the Nixon comment that "when a president does it, it is not illegal". Students can be present with this excerpt, or even a smaller segment of it, as the foundation for a conversation about political power. There are questions at the bottom of the script
When Elvis met Nixon - HSI Historical Scene Investigations
The iconic photograph is one of the most requested items at the national archives and is the subject of a comple documentary film. This is a relatively brief but important exercise in historical thinking. Students look through four pieces of evidence (primary documents) to determine the credibility of each piece of evidence and how the evidence fits together. Finally, they come up with a plausible explanation of why the photograph was taken and how you came to that particular conclusion.
This is a lesson that has students "doing history", they not only have to come to a conclusion based on primary source evidence, they have to explain how they came to their conclusions.
HSI: Historical Scene Investigation - When Elvis Met Nixon
In this lesson, students look through series of documents related to the iconic photo of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley. They have to determine the type of evidence included within this file, the credibility of each piece of evidence and how the evidence fits together. Finally, they have to come up with a plausible explanation of why the photograph was taken and why that explanation is the most plausible.
How Much is too Much? Government Involvement in the U.S. Economy
C3 Inquiry lesson that explores 1. In what ways is the U.S. government currently involved in the economy?, 2. How did government measures in the 1960s and 1970s help or hurt the economy, both at that time and in later years?, 3. Does government involvement overall foster or inhibit economic growth?
Seeing the 1970s | Now and Then: an American Social History Project blog
Great idea for an alternative lesson - have student comb through images of the 1970s and make links to understandings they have been taught about the decade Which of these images support understandings? An alternative to the alternative would be to have students write their understanding based on the images
1970s America | DocsTeach
Dozen lesson based on primary source documents from the Library of Congress
Primary Document Lesson on Gender Equality Movement - PBS Newshour Extra
How have journalists covered gender equality in ways that show the challenges and successes of the women’s rights movement?
The Press and Watergate Lesson Plan - PBS Newshour Extra
"How did journalists provide the public with news about Watergate and congressional hearings on President Richard Nixon?"
West Virginia Textbook Wars
Reminiscent of the Critical Race Theory controversy confronting public schools in 2021, the unrest in West Virginia over textbook selection had thousands of parents attending Board of Education Meetings and students boycotting schools. This West Virginia site has primary source documents connected with the event - perfect material for early 70s culture wars lesson
Lesson 4: Language, Power, and Ableism
Disability lesson plan focusing on language
Equal Rights Amendment | Stanford History Education Group
In this lesson, students are presented with a claim made on Twitter about the popularity of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. Students use the internet to evaluate the trustworthiness of the claim and to determine whether the Equal Rights Amendment had popular support in the 1970s and whether it does today.
The Iran Hostage Crisis Simulation | Harry S. Truman
Students will examine the once confidential / secret documents provided through the following assigned angles / roles: legal (Constitutional implications), political, economic, foreign policy and domestic policy. Overall they are tasked with advising President Carter on how to best resolve the Hostage Crisis through such options as: negotiated release, military intervention, economic sanctions or another method. The students will meet formally with their group members and brainstorm possible positive and negative consequences of their recommended plan as well as prepare an alternative proposal for President Carter to select.
Lesson Plan: Love Canal and the Environmental Protection Agency | Retro Report
The 1970s: The Lost Decade – America in Class – resources for history & literature teachers from the National Humanities Center
Professional development resource for teachers preparing themselves and their lessons to teach the 1970s
the 1970s help us understand the transformation from “the American century” of the postwar years to the new era of globalization that we still live in today. Be it the transition from a unionized industrial heartland to a globalizing service and information economy; the switch from civil rights debates to campaigns for law and order, the decline of federal dominion and the rise of the tax revolt, or the birth of the Culture War – the 1970s hold the key for understanding the second half of the twentieth century.
Iran Hostage Crisis Video Questions - Google Docs
CSPAN Lesson that uses a collection of 3 to 5 minute videos of authors and historians discussing various aspects of the Iranian Hostage crisis