Last week and today we've been watching a documentary about Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Before we began we reflected on the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and how they have shaped our actions as a nation. We then reflected on some of our actions during the Cold War and tried to identify the ideals that shaped those Cold War actions. Each person came up with their own Cold War ideals but when we discussed them it was agreed that the ideals were generally negative in nature (e.g. fear, intimidation, mistrust).
As we watched the documentary about Oppenheimer we took notes on how the Cold War ideals we created were impacting the life of Dr. Oppenheimer. We discussed some of our findings along the way.
Today we played a game that required us to identify students who were given slips with red dots. The games turned into accusations both false and true. This reflected the McCarthyism of the era.
With about fifteen minutes left in class we started reading Chapter 40. We worked through slide 65 from this link
As we watched the documentary about Oppenheimer we took notes on how the Cold War ideals we created were impacting the life of Dr. Oppenheimer. We discussed some of our findings along the way.
Today we played a game that required us to identify students who were given slips with red dots. The games turned into accusations both false and true. This reflected the McCarthyism of the era.
With about fifteen minutes left in class we started reading Chapter 40. We worked through slide 65 from this link
