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- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students select five photographs from the Library of Congress Memory Collection of the Dust Bowl. They write a separate journal entry about each, from the point of view of an eyewitness newspaper journalist on the day the storm occurred. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students discuss different components of the Dust Bowl. They use resources and discussion in small groups to respond to specific quetions about the Dust Bowl. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students view overhead transparencies of Dust Bowl photographs, analyze images, discuss dangers of being caught in dust storm and offer solutions as to what preventative measures could be taken, and write letter from point of view of Oklahoma farmer whose family has survived 1935 dust storm. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students are introduced to the events of the Dust Bowl. Using a map, they locate and label all of the states surrounding and including Oklahoma. After also labeling the counties in Oklahoma, they use the internet to research the weather conditions that led to the Dust Bowl. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the events and reactions surrounding the Dust Bowl crisis during the 1930's. They discuss how the events of the Great Depression affected America's democracy and how it transformed America. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students create a journal entry based on a photograph of a family during the dust bowl. Using appropriate factual data and emotional content, students explore the truth conveyed in the photo and translate it into words through their journal entry. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Student create connections between photographs and the historical period and conditions during an era in American history. As a class, students view pictures from the dust bowl during the 1930s and discuss key features of the time period based on the photographs. Using the photographs as a springboard, students write an essay about people's experiences during this period. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students access and use the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information, American Memory collection and Todd and Sonkin collection for research. They develop research skills and strategies, such as key word searches to find the effects of the Dust Bowl on Arkansas economically. They write a Short essay on their findings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students identify the states, causes and effects, and the cost and benefits of decisions that were affected by the Dust Bowl. They analyze the United States governments response to the Dust Bowl in general and world wide. Each student responds the the prompt "Dust Bowl DBQ." Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss dust in the room, and how it would be if it were worse. Students research the Dust Bowl, and the Great Depression. They explore song lyrics, photographs, and interview recordings to learn more about these events. Full Review »
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