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Website
Other

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Harold (Red) Grange

For Students 9th - 10th
A recap of the Hall of Fame football career of Harold "Red" Grange.
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Article
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Excerpt: Ty Cobb and Carl Mays

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from a book describing the baseball relationship between Ty Cobb and Carl Mays. The article details Ty Cobb's baseball career. ( May, 2008)
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Graphic
Other

Silent Ladies and Gents: Rudolph Valentino

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of film covers and photos of Rudolph Valentino.
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Activity
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Galloping Ghost Scared Opponents!

For Students 9th - 10th
A unique biography of Harold "Red" Grange brought to you by ESPN.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Roaring Twenties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity involves comparing turn of the century music with the music from the Jazz Age. Students will listen to musical selections and analyze how the change in the music reflects the change in cultural attitudes. They will also...
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Top Ten Race Horses of the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article on the accomplishments of Man o' War as the 1920 Horse of the Year.
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Laurel and Hardy

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1991 to commemorate Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. With a short passage on their contributions to both silent films and comedies.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Invention of the Teenager

For Students 5th - 8th
It's hard to believe that there was not a phase known as adolescence until the 1920s. See how child labor laws and the automobile combined to spawn the teenager.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Review Quiz Over the 1920's

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has fifteen quiz questions on the culture, famous people and events of the 1920's.
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Activity
Robin Chew

Eugene O'neill Playwright

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of playwright Eugene O'Neil discusses his life and work. Links to other valuable online information in relation to O'Neill are also given.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Roaring Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource features interesting facts and information about the Roaring Twenties.