2. Dust Bowl

http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/interactive/

Today you will be using the link about to help you explore what happened to farmers during the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl is a period of drought in the Great Plains region of the country, making farming almost impossible.  Many farmers in Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas were forced to leave their farms, give up their craft (farming), and move farther west in search of work.  This website tells us their story.

1. First Video to Watch

2. Machines and their Effect

3. Bursting the Bubble of the Wheat Market

4. Boom Time

Read this article. #'s 1-4

2. Answer these questions

-What factors caused the Dust Bowl (it wasn't just drought)?

-What do you think was the biggest mistake that was made by farmers in the 1930s in the wheat growing areas?

-Could the Dust Bowl happen again?

-What could we do to prevent another incident like the Dust Bowl?

NEXT, if time allows, follow these directions

1. Open link

2. Follow the path of one or more of the choices.

3. Answer the discussion questions below.

-As the drought that caused the Dust Bowl set in, what options did you have?

-When you looked at the pictures (they are all original primary sources) what kind of looks, emotions, and feelings did you perceive?