Era 5: Modernization & Civil Rights Era Lesson Plan
1930 – 1970 · Health Care & Civil Rights Progress
Some inventions save lives directly. This lesson plan is set against the Civil Rights Movement’s fight for the recognition this era’s inventors were still being denied.
Includes:
- An overview of inventions and their lasting impact on medicine and industry
- Discussion questions connecting scientific progress to the fight for civil rights happening at the same time
- One classroom or take-home activity
- A connection back to the Field Guide for students who want to go deeper.
