Understanding Life During the Dust Bowl

Part of the "The Dust Bowl" Collection

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Goal

Students will learn about society and farming in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl.

Estimated Time

45 Minutes

Setting Required

Inside

Standards

  • SS5H5. The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.
    • a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl and soup kitchens.
    • b. Analyze the main features of the New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
  • S5E1. Students will identify surface features of the Earth caused by constructive and destructive processes.
    • b. Identify and find examples of surface features caused by destructive processes.
      • Erosion (water—rivers and oceans, wind)
      • Weathering
      • Impact of organisms

Materials

Procedures

  1. Explore the Interactive Website – What if You had Lived in the Dust Bowl? http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/interactive/#homestead
  2. Listen to oral histories about farming in the 1930s http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_02.html