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Name: __________________________ Subject: Social Studies
Teacher Name: ___________________ Date: ___________________

 

The Dust Bowl

 

Introduction:  
  This classroom needs a good cleaning. Do you think there is a potential "dust problem"? How bad could it get? If it were 10 times worse, how would it affect activities in the classroom? What if it were a hundred times worse? Could it ever get that bad? Worse?
Task:  
  Have you ever heard of the "Dust Bowl" or a "Black Blizzard"? You will take a journey into Oklahoma history.
Process:  
  The class should divide into small groups. Ask them to brainstorm reasons why it is important for them to learn about the Dust Bowl. Have the students come up with 2 or 3 reasons per group and then each group will give us the reasons. We will discuss that it is important to know that this happened so that we dont make the same farming mistakes again and have a repeat event.
Resources:  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTrmhcIS4A&feature=related
Evaluation:  
  Answer the following on a sheet of notebook paper and turn in to teacher.

1. What was the Dust Bowl?
2. Where was the Dust Bowl?
3. How were people affected by the Dust Bowl?
4. What did the people who were affected by the Dust Bowl do?
5. What did the United States government do?
Conclusion:  
  The Dust Bowl made it difficult to even breathe. Think about how you would deal with the devastation that these people had to deal with. Think about having to sweep and vaccuum your house 3 or 4 times a day. Think about what it would be like to be eating and always tasting dirt.

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