(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.

3b,
1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s

Birthrates had dropped dramatically during the Great

Depression (1930s and early 1940s). During the Post
World War II years they had a historical increase, reaching
numbers that had never been seen before in U.S. History.
1.

Why do you think birthrates are tied to economics?

2.

How do you think the Great Depression impacted

marriage in general, and women in particular?

T-EQ: How can an

increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?

3.

How do you think WWII impacted marriage and

women?

O-EQ: How did society in

the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

CHALLENGE! As previously mentioned, the 50s

witnessed a dramatic increase in the birth rate.
1.

Why do you think this was the case? Explain!

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

SWBAT evaluate how domestic issues and

scientific advancements impacted U.S. society in
the 50s/60s.
(Brick Words . Mortar Words)

Todays Essential Question:

Deals with evaluate how domestic issues
and scientific advancements impacted
Evaluate to judge or determine the significance, worth,
or quality of; assess:

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Title: 1950s Domestic Issues (Baby Boom and The

Working Poor)

Date: January 31, 2017

Write down the Topical Essential Question.

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

A popular magazine Better

Homes and Gardens had an article
that said, Lets face it, girls that
wonderful guy in your house and
in mine is building your house,
your happiness and the
opportunities that will come to
your children.

TWS Analyze the quote above.

What does this quote tell you about society and culture

during the 1950s. Explain!

CHALLENGE! - Compare the image portrayed in the

above quote with society and culture today. What has

changed? Explain!

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Almost exactly nine months after World War

II ended, the cry of the baby was heard
across the land, as historian Landon Jones
later described the trend.
More babies were born in 1946 than ever

before: 3.4 million, 20 percent more than in

1945.

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s

During the late 1940s

and through the early 1960s
the birthrate in the U.S.
Soared.

The Baby-Boom was

born!

T-EQ: What were the

main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

At its height in 1957, a

baby was born in America
every 7 seconds (over 4.3
million babies in 57 alone)
Baby boomers represent
the largest generation in
the nations history

TWS : The baby boom was

also accompanied by a
surge in home construction
and a massive shift towards
people moving to the
suburbs.
1. Explain why you think
this was the case.
CHALLENGE! A very
large percentage of those
moving to the suburbs were
white. Why do you think
this was the case? What
does this tell you about
American society at the
time?

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Data on the Boom

1947 3.8 million babies were born
1952 3.9 million babies were born
1954 to 1964 4 million plus each year

when the boom finally tapered off, there were

76.4 million baby boomers in the United

States.

They made up almost 40 percent of the nations

population.

(1.3e; 1.2e; 1.2f)

SWBAT assess the
impact of the 1950s
baby boom on the
U.S. economy and its
effect on future
generations.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following:
Impact of the Baby
Boom of the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

TWS (Drawing Conclusions) Analyze the line

graph above concerning birth rate data.

Write a 2 3 sentence observation on what you are

seeing in the above data. Use past U.S. History
information to help you with your conclusion/s.

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Why did the baby boom

occur when it did?
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

Husbands returning from

war
Decreasing marriage age
Desirability of large
families
Confidence in the
Economy
Advances in medicine
Change in the role of
women

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s

After the war, experts

predicted a postwar
depression
They were proven wrong
They failed to consider the $135

T-EQ: What were the

main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Answer: A surging economy

billion in savings Americans had

accumulated from defense work,
service pay, and investments in
war bonds

Americans were ready to buy

consumer goods

TWS Given three (3)

words, please write
how they are related
in the context of
American society and
culture in the 1950s.
1. Babies
2. Economy
3. Consumerism

CHALLENGE! What
impact, if any, do you
think the Cold War
had on the Baby
Boom? Explain!

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s

Answer: The role of women was changing

T-EQ: What were the

main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?

Women focused on the traditional role of homemaker

O-EQ: How did

American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

and now the nation felt that women belonged in the

home

during the 50s

Many women had gone to the factories during the 40s

Women were discouraged from looking for jobs

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

TWS (Drawing Conclusions) Analyze the line

graph above concerning the age of men and
women when they get married (average age).

Write a 2 3 sentence observation on what you are

seeing in the above data. Use past U.S. History
information to help you with your conclusion/s.

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Answer: Society and Medicine.

Magazines, media, and society in general pushed women

to stay home, have many babies and to have a lot of

friends
Better care for pregnant women and newborn infant

meant that more babies survived.

Fewer children also died from childhood diseases

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Answer: Society and culture was very supportive

of women (and couples in general) settling down
at a young age.
People married younger in the 50s. 1950 median age for a

first marriage was 22.8 years old for men and 20.3 for
women.
In 2000 the median age at first marriage: Males: 26.8
Females: 25.1.

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Answer: The American

Dream

After WWII ended,

Americans turned their
attention to their families
and jobs and pursued what was becoming known as
the American Dream.

By the end of the 1950s, Americans were

enjoying the highest standard of living in the

world
Economic Prosperity + increased standard of living +
the American Dream = BABY BOOM!

(1.3e; 1.2e; 1.2f)

SWBAT assess the
impact of the 1950s
baby boom on the
U.S. economy and its
effect on future
generations.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following:
Impact of the Baby
Boom of the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

As a result of the baby

boom 10 million students
entered elementary schools
in the 1950s

California built a new

school every 7 days in the
late 50s

Toy sales reached an all-time high in 1958 when

$1.25 billion in toys were sold
TWS: Make a connection Analyze the information

above. What connection do you think can be made

between this information and the economy at the time?
Between society? Explain!

(1.3e; 1.2e; 1.2f)

SWBAT assess the
impact of the 1950s
baby boom on the
U.S. economy and its
effect on future
generations.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following:
Impact of the Baby
Boom of the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

On March 26, 1953,

American medical
researcher Dr. Jonas Salk
announces that he had
successfully tested a
vaccine the crippling
disease of polio
1952 58,000 cases of polio

were reported
65% of cases occurred in

children 5 to 9 years of age

Franklin Roosevelt is

a famous example. He was

39 years old when he
became infected

(1.3e; 1.2e; 1.2f)

SWBAT assess the
impact of the 1950s
baby boom on the
U.S. economy and its
effect on future
generations.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following:
Impact of the Baby
Boom of the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

(1.3e; 1.2e; 1.2f)

SWBAT assess the
impact of the 1950s
baby boom on the
U.S. economy and its
effect on future

generations.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following:
Impact of the Baby
Boom of the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

From the 1950s to the early 1970s, poverty in the

US fell continuously as the economy was booming
and the average income was rising.
The general prosperity in United States did not touch all

sections of society.
As the middle class whites moved from the cities, they left
behind poor people and deteriorated infrastructure.
no funds to provide relief to the poor urbanites.
the south experienced most of the poverty
Some African Americans migrated out of the south only to
be disappointed as they faced overcrowding, few job
opportunities, discrimination and even violence.
Total, about 25% of the people in the 1950s lived below
the poverty line
16.5% of white families lived below the poverty line, 54.9%
of black families were poor (by 1959)

(1.3e; 1.2e; 1.2f)

SWBAT assess the
impact of the 1950s
baby boom on the
U.S. economy and its
effect on future

generations.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following:
Impact of the Baby
Boom of the 1950s
T-EQ: How can an
increase in the national
birth rate impact society
in the present and future?
O-EQ: How did society in
the United States change
economically, politically,
and culturally during the
1950s?

Handout: Article / Data Analysis

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Closure
2 minutes

On the right hand side of your notes

please answer the essential question:

(1.1a, 1.2g, 1.3b,

1.3d) SWBAT evaluate
how domestic issues
and scientific
advancements
impacted U.S. society
in the 50s/60s.
Given an exit card,
SWBAT: (80% acc)
Answer 4 MC
questions & write a
SEEC paragraph for
the following: Impact
of the Baby Boom of
the 1950s
T-EQ: What were the
main domestic issues in
the U.S. during the
1950s?
O-EQ: How did
American society,
economy, and culture
change in the 1950s and
60s?

Interactive Note
Taking

Place a TRIANGLE next to the Main Idea/s covered

in today's lesson. (Idea/s that you would find in our
Objective).

Place a CIRCLE next to the supporting ideas that

help with your understanding of the Objective.

Write a question in the left portion of your Cornell

Notes concerning the Triangle.

1. Society generally expected women

in the 1950s to ?

3. The economy during the baby-boom

of the 1950s

a. Marry after they received their

collegiate education
b. Marry and start families at an
earlier age
c. postpone marriage until their late
20s
d. have smaller families

a. returned to the levels of the Great

Depression
b. showed a modest increase over time
c. suffered from a post-war recession
d. increases dramatically

4. Which of the following was a major

impact of the baby boom?

2. All of the following led to the baby

boom expect
a. A surge in the economy
b. decrease in medical health care
c. men and husbands returning from
the war
d. desirability of larger families

a. the boom continued to present day

b. an explosion in school building was
seen
c. the housing market declined
d. the boom did not impact society

Write a SEEC paragraph for the following

prompt:

Impact of the Baby Boom of the 1950s