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Process
How were the land and crops affected by this weather event? Role 3: Economist How did this affect the economic status of persons in this time? Role 4: Psychologist How were people emotionally affected by this weather event? Step Two: Research using on-line as well as off-line resources to answer the questions that match your selected role. Visit each of the suggested sites to help you in your research. You will also want to use information gathered from off-line resources. Record the information you find on your scientist record sheet, which will be turned in at the completion of the project. On-Line Resources: 1930’s Dust Bowl http://www.ptsi.net/user/museum/dustbowl.html Information about the Dust Bowl and specific events of the 1930’s as well as photographs Dust Bowl Contents http://www-cchs.ccsd.k12.wy.us/cchs_web/ss/dustbowl/content.htm Accounts of each year during the 1930’s Dust Bowl era as well as links to other Dust Bowl sites The Day of the Black Blizzard http://www.discovery.com/area/history/dustbowl/dustbowl1.1.html Accounts of that dreadful day. The Dust Bowl http://kyky.essortment.com/dustbowl_rcmk.htm Dust Bowl history and effects The Dust Bowl - Photography http://www.humanities-interactive.org/texas/dustbowl/ Primary source photographs as well as brief explanations about the events captured Off-Line Resources: Stanley, Jerry. Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1992. Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1997. Banks, James A., et. al. A Nation Grows: Adventures in Time and Place. New York: McGraw-Hill School Division, 2001. Step Three: Meet as a group to compile your information. Together, make comparisons and connections between the information that was gathered. Decide what information should be used in the Power Point presentation. Remember that the following questions should be answered. 1. What was the Dust Bowl? 2. How did the Dust Bowl affect the people of the 1930’s? 3. How did the land change as a result of the Dust Bowl? 4. How did the Dust Bowl affect the economy during the 1930’s? 5. What long term effects did the Dust Bowl have on the people, land, and economy of the Midwest? Step Four: Organize your information into a graphic organizer to determine the information that will be included on each slide. Your presentation must have a minimum of seven slides and must answer all five questions posed in the task as well as each question posed to each scientist in the group. This organizer will also be turned in at the completion of the project. Step Five: Find photographs to accompany your presentation. Save these photographs to an Images file that you create in your folder on the network. Step Six: Develop the Power Point presentation. Each person in the group should develop at least one slide on his/her own. Step Seven: As a group, present your Power Point presentation to the class. Make sure that each person is involved in the presentation and that the presentation is easy to read when projected onto the screen. Step Eight: Fill out an evaluation for each of your group members. You will also receive some input from the class regarding your presentation. |
