Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate primary and secondary sources about daily life in 1963 to frame a focused, evidence-based research question about The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 and its historical context.
Students will be able to analyze photos, maps, ads, newspaper clippings, and census tables to identify patterns that reveal how different groups experienced life in 1963.
Students will be able to compute and interpret ratios, rates, and percents from 1963 data to compare daily-life conditions across groups in context.
Students will be able to synthesize historical evidence and mathematical findings into a clear claim explaining how math helps reveal differences in daily life in 1963.
Students will be able to collaborate in discussions, critique ideas, and refine questions and interpretations during partner check-ins and critique circles.
Students will be able to present a community-facing explanation of their research findings using slides, annotated graphs, and source-based narration with clear audience awareness.
Products
1963 User-Context Research Brief and Data Analysis Sheet
Each student produces a research brief grounded in firsthand evidence from photos, texts, and at least one real-user or community-voice interaction, along with a math analysis sheet using ratios, rates, or percents. This artifact proves individual understanding of the historical context and the quantitative patterns behind it.
1963 Time Capsule Expo Slide Deck and Community Presentation Station
Each team creates a shared problem statement, a higher-fidelity prototype or service idea, and a presentation station for the community expo. The station must show how individual research informed the team’s final claim and solution, with evidence, graphs, and a clear How Might We statement.
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