Critical Thinking: Evaluating governmental responses to crises and considering their long-term impacts.
Global Citizenship: Understanding the interconnectedness of economic practices, environmental care, and governmental responsibility.
Communication: Articulating complex historical events and their contemporary relevance through written and oral presentations.
Collaboration: Working in teams to research, analyze, and present diverse perspectives on the Dust Bowl, Great Depression, and government responses.
What were the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression?
How did the U.S. government respond to the economic crisis of the Great Depression and the environmental crisis of the Dust Bowl?
What were the impacts of government policies on people’s lives during these crises?
R.8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources
R.8.3 Identify key steps in a text’s description
R.8.7 Integrate visual information with other information in print and digital text
SS:HI:8:4.1: Explore how economic interactions have occurred on an increasingly global scale
SS:EC:8:3.1: Identify and explain the different phases of the business cycle, e.g., recession or depression.
SS:GE:8:2.2: Illustrate the connections among regions
SS:GE:8:2.3: Describe how culture, technology, and experience affect perception of places and regions,
SS:GE:8:4.1: Describe ways in which physical and human regional systems are interconnected
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