8th Grade Suburbs Inquiry Were Suburbs Good for America? © iStock/© Stacey Newman. Supporting Questions What were the economic and social conditions in the United States after World War II? How and why did suburbs grow in the 1950s? What were the potential benefits of suburbanization? What were some of the problems that suburbanization created? 8th Suburbs Inquiry Were Suburbs Good for America? 8.8 DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE: After World War II the population of the United States rose sharply as a result of both natural growth and immigration. Population movements have resulted in changes to the American New York State Social landscape and shifts in political power. An aging population is affecting the economy and straining public Studies Framework Key resources. Idea & Practices Gathering, and Interpreting Evidence Comparison and Contextualization Geographic Reasoning Economics and Economic Systems Staging the Compelling Brainstorm characteristics of the local community that are both positive and negative. Question Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Supporting Question 4 Research What were the economic and How and why did suburbs What were the potential What were some of the social conditions in the grow in the 1950s? benefits of suburbanization? problems that United States after World suburbanization created? War II?
8th Grade Suburbs Inquiry Were Suburbs Good for America? © iStock/© Stacey Newman. Supporting Questions What were the economic and social conditions in the United States after World War II? How and why did suburbs grow in the 1950s? What were the potential benefits of suburbanization? What were some of the problems that suburbanization created? 8th Suburbs Inquiry Were Suburbs Good for America? New York State Social Studies Framework Key Idea & Practices 8.8 DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE: After World War II the population of the United States rose sharply as a result of both natural growth and immigration. Population movements have resulted in changes to the American landscape and shifts in political power. An aging population is affecting the economy and straining public resources. Gathering, and Interpreting Evidence Comparison and Contextualization Geographic Reasoning Economics and Economic Systems Staging the Compelling Question Brainstorm characteristics of the local community that are both positive and negative. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 Supporting Question 4 Research What were the economic and social conditions in the United States after World War II? How and why did suburbs grow in the 1950s? What were the potential benefits of suburbanization? What were some of the problems that suburbanization created?
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