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Learn about the causes and effect of the Dust Bowl within the context of the Great Depression. This is the second History For Humans episode on the Great Depression and New Deal unit. Students learn how the government encouraged settlement of the Great Plains with the Homestead Act and how farmers ripped up native grasses to plant wheat, leaving the soil vulnerable to drought and winds. When the Dust Bowl hit, farmers and families struggled to maintain their hope, dignity, and livelihoods while the rest of the nation suffered as well from the Great Depression. When 2.5 million headed west to escape the ravages of the storms, it became one of the largest migrations in US history, though they were not welcome when they arrived in California- "Okies" were discriminated against and continued to struggle to find work and dignity. This story-lecture tells the story of the Dust Bowl and its impact within the context of what the nation was experiencing from Hoover to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.
For teachers and homeschool parents, I have resources that go with this lesson that include interactive notesheets, a quick quiz, and an extension lesson that has students analyze primary sources, answer quick questions, and then write a letter to a loved as if they lived through the Dust Bowl and migrated to California. It's engaging, fosters critical thinking, and has built in supports to help ensure students are successful but still challenged. There are answer keys for everything.
Keep on teaching,
dan
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