1960'S WEBQUEST

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Greasers
Greasers were teenagers in the 1950's. They tried to base their look off of Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry. The teens were known as the hoods because the look was more common in the neighborhoods with higher crime rates.

POPULAR TOYS

• Hoola-hoops
• Slinky
• Jacks and ball
• Etch-a-sketch
• Lincoln logs

SLANG WORDS

• Bookin' - going really fast usually in a car.
• Bread - money
• Chrome dome - a bald guy
• Fink - a tattle tale
• Fuzz - the police

A teenager might join a gang for many reasons. One reason is because they had a bad life at home which would make them want to leave. So joining a gang would allow them to leave home. Another reason is because they wanted to protect their neighborhoods, so they formed a gang.

BANDS

• The Beatles
• Miles Davis
• Bob Dylan
• Jimi Hendrix
• Simon and Garfunkel

POPULAR TV SHOWS

• Late night with johnny Carson
• The Dick Van Dyke show
• Bonanza
• The munsters
• Star Trek

Price of commonly used items
First-class stamp - $0.05
Gallon of gas - $0.32
A dozen eggs - $0.60
Gallon of milk - $0.99
2 dozen oranges - $0.80
Men's pocket watch - $9.44