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Wings, Chrome, and Tailfins: Automobiles of the 1950s Lesson PlanWings, Chrome, and Tailfins: Automobiles of the 1950s Lesson Plan
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Students study the automobile industry. In this cultural history lesson, students explore 1950s America as they view a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation regarding the 1950s. Students research how the automobile changed the 1950s lifestyle in America.

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the automotive industry, automobiles, cars

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1950s automobiles, automobile industry, cars, social studies
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8th - 11th
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Social Studies & History
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