US.48 Analyze the causes and consequences of the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s.
Map Analysis
Analyze the map of the Dust Bowl. What states were directly affected? What areas were destinations for migrants from the Dust Bowl states?
Guided Viewing
Watch the video on the Dust Bowl and answer the guided viewing questions on your lesson worksheet.
Click here for the YouTube video link if you have trouble viewing the video below.
Image Analysis
The image below is one of the most iconic of the Great Depression. Look into the image. What emotion is conveyed to the viewer? Click on the image to find out the backstory behind the "Migrant Mother" and answer the questions on your lesson worksheet.
Image Analysis and Guided Reading
Look at the picture below. How is this representative of migration during the Dust bowl? Click here to read about the migration of "Okies" to California and answer the questions on your lesson worksheet.