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School Desegregation Pickets, 1964

Chapter 11 deals with Wisconsin's more recent past, examining the many changes since 1950.

Students will learn about the growth of transportation and population migration and the dramatic transformation in the kinds of work people do. They will also learn how these changes challenged everything from how live to what we believe; how we look at ourselves and how we think about the future.

Find reproducible worksheets and other cross-curricular activities for this chapter in the Student Activity Guide.

Cindy Bentley: Spirit of a Champion

by Bob Kann and Caroline Hoffman
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Gaylord Nelson: Champion for Our Earth

by Sheila Terman Cohen
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Assessment

• Chapter 11 Assessment

  (Word document, 3 pages, 743 KB) This assessment is a Microsoft Word document, which allows you to customize it for your classroom.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources

• Chapter 11 SMART Notebook Activities

  (.notebook format, 132 MB) To view or download the interactive whiteboard resources, you need a login and password.  Learn more about how to access these materials on our Interactive Whiteboard Resources page. Interactive whiteboard files have been created on SMART Notebook 11 software and work best with SMART interactive whiteboard hardware.

Books Related to This Chapter

• Cindy Bentley: Spirit of a Champion

• Gaylord Nelson: Champion for Our Earth

• Curly Lambeau: Building the Green Bay Packers

• Tents, Tigers and the Ringling Brothers

• Working with Water: Wisconsin Waterways

• Learning from the Land: Wisconsin Land Use, 2nd Edition

Field Trips Related to This Chapter

• Field Trip to Circus World

  Students will see fascinating demonstrations and enthralling exhibits pertaining to the history of the American circus and circus art. The museum features priceless wood-carved circus wagons and historic buildings of the winter quarters for the Ringling Bros. Circus.

• Field Trip to Villa Louis

  Take students on an interactive tour of the Villa Louis mansion. Students will explore Victorian life during the 19th century as they visit the estate of one of Wisconsin's most prosperous families.

• 'Why History Matters' Guided Tour of the Wisconsin Historical Museum

  This one-hour guided tour introduces students to the main themes of the most recent 200 years of Wisconsin history. Students will discover how artifacts reflect history and what they reveal about our lives today. Students will be challenged to think critically about Wisconsin history and create personal connections to the past through museum exhibits.

Additional Activities

• Chapter 11: Activities Overview

  (PDF, 1 page, 288 KB) Additional Activities Table of Contents for Chapter 11

• Activity 11-1

  (PDF, 5 pages, 329 KB) Indian Spearfishing

• Activity 11-2

  (PDF, 4 pages, 346 KB) Aldo Leopold Nature Writing Journal

Learn More

• 4th Grade Textbook - Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story

  This definitive Wisconsin history textbook from the Wisconsin Historical Society is full color, visually stunning, and promotes strong literacy skills.

Have Questions?

Contact our helpful staff about implementing the textbook in your classroom.

• education@wisconsinhistory.org