Out of The Dust

This Webquest is about the Dust Bowl, and includes the geographical, economical, and governmental impact that caused the Dust Bowl to happen, and digs a little into what the result of the Dust Bowl was geographically, economically, and governmentally. This Webquest is mainly geared towards Freshman U.S. History Students. I would check resources to make any necessary changes for differentiation purposes if and where necessary.

Standards

U.S. History: • Standard 16: Understands how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed American society • Standard 22: Understands how the United States changed between the post-World War I years and the eve of the Great Depression Historical Understanding: • Standard 1: Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns • Standard 2: Understands the historical perspective Economics: • Standard 3: Understands the concept of prices and the interaction of supply and demand in a market economy Geography: • Standard 1: Understands the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies • Standard 2: Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment • Standard 4: Understands the physical and human characteristics of place • Standard 5: Understands the concept of regions • Standard 12: Understands the patterns of human settlement and their causes • Standard 14: Understands how human actions modify the physical environment

Credits

I have to give credit to Ken Burns and PBS for a the resources used in this study. Differentiation maybe needed in regards to the economics aspect, but overall is great for everyone! http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/

As well as my mentor Teacher Michael Macijeski for recommending Ken Burns materials.