PPT-“The Dust Bowl” What do you already know?

What is The Dust Bowl What is a migrant worker How were migrant workers affected by The Dust Bowl About The Dust Bowl 1930s Massive dust storms formed in parts of Oklahoma Colorado Kansas New Mexico and northern Texas. I guess youve heard about evry kind of blues I guess youve heard about evry kind of blues But when the dust gets high you cant even see the sky Ive seen the dust so black that I couldnt see a thing Ive seen the dust so black that I couldnt see a thi ...”. Primary Area’s of Impact. Causes of the Dust Bowl:. - Extreme drought. - . Missuse. of . the land that . took all . of the nutrients out of . it. - Static electricity. "Every school in [Baca] county was closed for a week in March.  At one school, children were trapped just before the afternoon school bell, unable to go home.  They spent the night holed up behind the thin walls of the wood-frame building, cold and hungry.  Stories like that made parents give up on school.  It was too risky, and they did not see any reason for it.  Life's ambitions and dreams had dried up; people held to a few, desperate desires--a longing to breathe clean air, to eat, to stay warm.  School was a luxury.". Culture and Times of the Dust Bowl Era. Essential Questions. How does society, past and present, treat individuals who are mentally challenged? . Why is brotherhood important among men? . How do characters in novels represent people in our lives and society? . Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl.. “Carloads, caravans, homeless and hungry:…They streamed over the mountains, hungry and restless,…restless as ants, scurrying to find work to do – to lift, to push, to pull, to pick, to cut – anything, any burden to bear, for food. The kids are hungry. We got no place to live. Like ants scurrying for work, for food, and most all for land.. America in Crisis. Economic Boom!. Values changing. Excessive, pleasure seeking. Entertainment and fun key. Credit on the rise. Consumerism having a hay day, for now. Business up, wages barley increasing. The Dust Bowl was one of the worst environmental disasters of the Twentieth Century.. . Three million people had to vacate the Great Plains to migrate west.. . The Great Plains was inhabitable during this horrible disaster.. review PowerPoint game. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Who is Woody Guthrie?. A. . the surface layer of the earth. B. . able to grow, nutrient-dense. C. . President during the Great Depression. D. . using canals & pipes to bring water to an area. 1) Describe what you see in this picture.. 2) When and where do you think this picture was . taken? Explain . your answer. .. 3) How do you think a storm like this occurs?. 4) What can citizens do during environmental disasters such as this?. Changing Ways of Life and . Education. and Popular Culture. Changing Ways of Life and Education and Popular Culture. Main Idea – Americans experienced cultural conflicts as customs and values changed in the 1920s. The popular culture reflected the prosperity of the era, as mass media, movies, and spectator sports played important roles in the 1920s.. Station 1. The Dust Bowl. Station 2. Women. Station 3. Men. Station 4. Children. Station 5. African Americans. Station 6. Psychological Effects. Station 1: The Dust Bowl. “Migrant Mother” photographed by Dorothea Lange. Introduction. Learning about the Dust Bowl is important to understanding this era in history.  In order to better comprehend how individuals coped with the devastation of the Dust Bowl, you will create a fictional diary from the point of view of a person who lived through those years.. 6.L.VAU.4 (context clues) . 6.RI.KID (key ideas and details). By . karen. . hesse. A winner of the . Newberry Medal. JAGUAR JUMPSTART. .. Today we are reading a . “Letter From the Dust Bowl.”. Pretend that you are Billie Jo’s neighbor.. Depression. The Dust Bowl started in the 1930’s and lasted about a decade. The Dust Bowl took place in parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and Kansas.. During the Dust Bowl little kids had to do a lot of work if they lived on a farm. They would also have to share food with other people.. By kodi culpin 9rib. The affects of The dust bowl. The dust bowl was basically when the farmers land was turned infertile by poor farming methods and bad weather.. The farmers sometimes had to move..