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History Explorer Podcast: In the Field--Researching the Food Exhibit

History Explorer Podcast: In the Field--Researching the Food Exhibit

Grade Range: 6-12
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Worksheets
Duration: 15 minutes
Date Posted: 3/27/2013

In this episode of the History Explorer podcast series, Sarah Coffee hears from Rayna Green about how curators working on the exhibit, Food:Transforming the American Table, 1950-2000, got out of the museum and did field research to capture the stories of ordinary Americans. The resource set includes a student worksheet, teacher guide, and images.


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United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

1: The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States
 
2: How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics
 
3: Domestic policies after World War II
 
4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties
 

Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

1: Recent developments in foreign and domestic politics
 
2: Economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States
 

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

4B: Obtain historical data from a variety of sources.
 

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