Decade Project

Just because something happened a long time ago does not mean that it is irreverent in today’s world. We found this out first hand in our decade’s project we did this semester. Groups of students chose a decade to study and discovered as much as we could about the people, inventions, games, fashion, major events, music, books, and whatever else we could find. (My group did the sixties) With this information my group put together a PowerPoint that described what was going on each year during that decade. Finally we pulled all of our resources we had collected and set up a presentation based upon our findings. All of the groups set up a table in the lobby with artifacts they had found that were relevant to their decade and everyone was dressed up based upon what was popular during their decade to really set the mood. People walked through all of the displays and voted on which group had the best display and there was a winner! Through this project I was able to see significant events and their impact in today’s society. It was interesting to see all the food and drinks and what decade they came out of. The development of not only different types of music, but also the form in which the music was being played was also fun to look at. One of my personal favorite parts was to look at all the games; many of them are still played today which is a little crazy to think about. It was a blast people going through the presentations and well as the presenters all had a great time. This project truly showed how where we are today did not happen overnight. This world has gone through a huge and long process and there will be many more changes in time to come based upon what is happening now. So interesting!