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KACV Dust Bowl U.S History Lesson Grades 4th/7th
Lesson Title: The Whirlwind of the Dust Bowl
Lesson Synopsis: Students will work through a variety of stations to learn about the causes of the Dust Bowl and how Texans were affected by this disaster. Students will then become part of the FAP, the Federal Arts Project and create a large mural depicting images of the Dust Bowl. Their mural should reflect the causes, effects on Americans and how the United States Government helped out the victims.
Duration: 3 class periods. TEKS:
4.5 History. The student understands important issues, events and individuals of the 20th century in Texas. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the impact of various issues and events on life in Texas such as urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War II
4.8 Geography: The student understands the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live. The student is expected to: (C) explain the geographic factors such as landforms and climate that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in Texas , past and present
4.9 Geography: The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. The student is expected to: (C ) compare the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the environment in Texas, past and present, both governmental and private, such as economic development and the impact on habitats and wildlife as well as air and water quality
5.5 History. The student understand important issues, events and individuals I the United states during the 20th and 21st centuries. The student is expected to (A) analyze various issues and events of the 20th century such as industrialization, urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the world wars, the civil rights movement, and military actions;
5.9 Geography. The student
Lesson Title: The Whirlwind of the Dust Bowl
Lesson Synopsis: Students will work through a variety of stations to learn about the causes of the Dust Bowl and how Texans were affected by this disaster. Students will then become part of the FAP, the Federal Arts Project and create a large mural depicting images of the Dust Bowl. Their mural should reflect the causes, effects on Americans and how the United States Government helped out the victims.
Duration: 3 class periods. TEKS:
4.5 History. The student understands important issues, events and individuals of the 20th century in Texas. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the impact of various issues and events on life in Texas such as urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War II
4.8 Geography: The student understands the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where people live. The student is expected to: (C) explain the geographic factors such as landforms and climate that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in Texas , past and present
4.9 Geography: The student understands how people adapt to and modify their environment. The student is expected to: (C ) compare the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the environment in Texas, past and present, both governmental and private, such as economic development and the impact on habitats and wildlife as well as air and water quality
5.5 History. The student understand important issues, events and individuals I the United states during the 20th and 21st centuries. The student is expected to (A) analyze various issues and events of the 20th century such as industrialization, urbanization, increased use of oil and gas, the Great Depression, the world wars, the civil rights movement, and military actions;
5.9 Geography. The student