Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl was a period of terrible dust storms in the Southwest that occurred during the 1930s as a result of drought and poor agricultural practices. The Dust Bowl forced many families to leave struggling states like Oklahoma to try and look for work and escape the harsh weather conditions.
Character Value: Patience
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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The Dust Bowl Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
The Dust Bowl Slide Deck
Explores the causes and impact of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
Shows how technology inspired by the Namib Desert beetles is being developed to help sustain life in places vulnerable to drought.
Analyze a set of primary sources in groups (Activity 1) to learn about the fundamental questions of the Dust Bowl in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Understand the Dust Bowl better through analyzing primary sources with this worksheet from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Write a letter from the perspective of someone affected by the Dust Bowl to Mrs. Roosevelt (Activity 7) in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Test your knowledge of the Dust owl with this quiz from Ducksters Education Site.
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