Curated OER
What Kind of Santa Claus You Are.
Students use a photograph analysis sheet to analyze primary sources (photographs) of the Great Depression in small groups. They then write a poem about kids in the Depression Era that reflects their comprehension of the period and...
Curated OER
Great Depression: Bank Runs and Economic Collapse
Eleventh graders list factors that helped cause the economic collapse during the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson plan, 11th graders view video clips, read, and research the Great Depression and identify bank...
Curated OER
Economic Crash and Recovery
Students compile research notes on the Great Depression through library and internet research. They research a New Deal policy and orally present their findings in order to create a class matrix on the different New Deal policies of the...
Curated OER
Interpreting Data and Statistics
Students define terms and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, students plot their data using bar and line graphs. They analyze their data after they graph it and apply the results to the Great Depression.
Curated OER
America's Economy: Sorrow And Hope
Students discover how Americans found the hope that broke the Great Depression. In this American economics instructional activity, students watch "America's Economy: Sorrow and Hope." Students then discuss the implications of the...
Federal Reserve Bank
Could It Happen Again?
The final instructional activity in a series of six about the Great Depression focuses on the Federal Reserve's role in stabilizing the economy.
Federal Reserve Bank
What Really Caused the Great Depression?
Falling wages. Rising unemployment. Falling prices. Sound familiar? Young economists look at the role the US banking system had in causing the Great Depression.
Eastland FFA
Grapes of Wrath Movie Questions
John Ford's 1940 film version of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is the subject of a 23-question worksheet designed to accompany a viewing of the film. The questions not only focus viewers on events, but also ask them to make...
Curated OER
U.S. History: The Great Depression
Seventh graders examine the Great Depression and federal relief programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps. Focusing on Texas, they assess the effects on poor farmers and discuss what they would do for a living had they lived in...
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The Great Depression in South Carolina
Students research The Great Depression in South Carolina. For this Great Depression lesson plan, students read and discuss the information given to them, along with analyzing photographs from the time.
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The Roarding 20's
Tenth graders are introduced to the social, economic and political developments of the 1920s. Using historical developments that are part of the indicator, they create a three-dimensional graphic organizer.
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Bessie Smith
For this jazz history worksheet, students respond to 7 essay and short answer questions about the life and accomplishments of Bessie Smith.
Curated OER
Social Effects of WWII on SC
Fourth graders compare how the events in the Charleston Harbor affected South Carolinians versus people in other parts of the U.S. In this American history lesson, 4th graders watch a video clip, discuss sections of a book, and conduct...
Curated OER
Great Depression and New Deal
In this Great Depression worksheet, learners view a PowerPoint presentation on the time period and then respond to 106 short answer questions about the content of the presentation.
Curated OER
Grade 8: Intermediate-Level Social Studies, Booklet 2 Document-Based Question, 2007
In this 8th grade social studies standardized test practice worksheet, students respond to 1 essay and 10 short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of history and government in the United States.
Curated OER
The Day Before
Students explore the impact a major event has on people and on history as their team selects an event and publishes their own magazine to recreate the times in which such an event occurred.
Curated OER
Reconstruction Word Search Puzzle
In this social studies learning exercise, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
Curated OER
The Depression Domino in "Byway" Arkansas
Students examine the effects of the Great Depression on the town of Byway, Arkansas. They read text, participate in a simulation of living in Byway during the Great Depression, and create a list showing how occupations were affected like...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Discusses what caused the 1929 stock market crash and why the American economy went so rapidly and dramatically downhill. Also explains how a stock market crash can have such a far-reaching impact.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Stock Market Fell to Lowest Point
This 3-page article provides a general overview of the devastation caused by the fallen stock market during the Depression.
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PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Depression and War: Stock Market Crash of 1929 [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" designed to help learners understand the stock market crash of 1929. They will examine how people got rich in the 1920s (by buying stocks on margin)...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Crash of 1929
This resource is the online home of a PBS documentary film that traces the prosperity of the 1920s which ended with the stock market crash of 1929.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Achieving Economic Stability: Lessons From the Crash of 1929
This page provides access to the text of the speech "Achieving Economic Stability: Lessons From the Crash of 1929" by Gary H. Stern, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. It compares the Crash of 1929 to the Crash of 1987.
Other
Brotherston and Volpert: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 [Ppt]
A downloadable PowerPoint presentation (46 slides) on the Stock Market crash of 1929. Slides present information about the possible causes of the crash, the events of Black Thursday, the causes of the Great Depression, the failed...