The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in New Mexico

Day 1: US & New Mexico History

1. You will research events leading up to the Great Depression by using the following links to find your information.  
2.  http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/p/greatdepression.htm 
3. http://video.about.com/americanhistory/Causes-of-the-Great-Depression.htm 
4. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/rails-timeline/
5.  Next all students will have a group discussion on the causes and effects of the Great Depression  http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html

Day 2: Geography

1. You will watch a video on the dust bowl and how it affected the agriculture of the southern states. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/dustbowl/player/
2. You will locate all states that were affected by the dust bowl find the attached interactive sheet in resources http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/174462/Dust-Bowl 
3. If time allows take the opportunity to play the hangman game that can be found on the home page!

Day 3: Civics & Government

1. Find all presidents that were in office during the Great Depression and their effect on the citizens
2. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/inorder.shtml
3. http://www.history.com/topics/dust-bowl/videos#fdr-a-voice-of-hope

Day 4: Economics

1. What was the value of the land during the Dust Bowl?
2. How was education impacted during the Great Depression?
3. What programs did FDR put into place and which ones were accepted by New Mexico citizens.

http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/people-places-and-politics/the-great-depression/history-the-great-depression-and-world-war-ii.html

Day 5: Completed Project (Choose one)

1. You or your group will create a brochure that will explain the Great Depression and why people should come back to New Mexico.  Use Microsoft word to create your brochure.
2. You or your group will create a picture collage with a five minute presentation about how to prevent a future Dust Bowl.  Use http://www.collage.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=program&utm_content=text&utm_campaign=googsearch&gclid=CMfFufnX7LoCFcdAMgod1z4A_g

to create your collage