The Dust Bowl

Author Kelley Falleroni
School Walker Station Elementary

Length of Lesson

45 minutes
Abstract The class will begin to understand the hardships of the Great Depression in relationship to the Dust Bowl. The history’s vital theme is beliefs and political ideas. The students will explore the effects of The Great Depression by doing a scavenger hunt. They will search images and document that are posted around the classrooms for the answers to a list of questions that will be at each of the stations.
District Fort Bend ISD
Historical Time Period
  • Progressive Era
  • 1920s-1930s
Historical Themes
  • History
  • Geography
  • Economics
Grade
  • Five (5)

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