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Here are the teacher pack items for The Dust Bowl in Texas:
Overview In this experience, students search the Web for a photograph from the Dust Bowl. Then they learn about the causes of the Dust Bowl and categorize them as natural or man-made. Next they learn about a New Deal program for soil conservation. Finally they learn about another catastrophic event, Hurricane Harvey, and they write a diary entry of someone living through either event. If you have access to leveled readers about life during the Dust Bowl, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 35-45 minutes Vocabulary words: Objectives
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 may have set off the economic depression, but a natural event also contributed. There was a severe drought throughout the Midwest and Southwest, especially across Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. The soil became so dry that it turned to dust, leading to the nickname Dust Bowl. In this lesson, you will learn about the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl.
Objectives
Search the Web for a photograph from the period called the Dust Bowl. Upload the photo to the canvas below.
View all the photos uploaded by your classmates.
Based on the photos, predict why this period is called the Dust Bowl.
Depending on the photographs uploaded, students may be able to see that farmland was very dry—and dusty—during this period. In this lesson students will see how the dust from a drought can be a powerful force.
