Social Studies
Current Events, History, U.S. History, Sociology
Grades
9-12, Advanced
Brief Description
Students investigate events surrounding the integration of Little Rock (Arkansas) Central High School and explore racial harmony in their own school. Included: A survey to determine whether racism is dead at your school.
Objectives
Students
explore the events of 1957 and 1958 at Little Rock High School.
conduct a survey of racial harmony at their school.
create a graph displaying the results of the survey.
discuss racial attitudes today.
Keywords
awareness, graph, graphing, harmony, integration, Little Rock, Little Rock Central High School, racial, racism, school, social, survey
Explain to students that they will explore Little Rock (Arkansas) Central High School in 1957-1958 and today, and then learn about the experiences of students in their own school in relation to racial interaction.
Have students use print and online resources to explore events surrounding the integration of Little Rock's Central High School.
GRADES 9 - 12 NM.9-12.1 Mathematics as Problem Solving NM.9-12.2 Mathematics as Communication NM.9-12.3 Mathematics as Reasoning NM.9-12.4 Mathematical Connections NM.9-12.10 Statistics
GRADES 5 - 12 NSS-USH.5-12.9 Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to Early 1970s)
NSS-USH.5-12.10 Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)
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Originally published 02/01/2002
Last updated 12/04/2007
