Understanding the Causes of the Great Depression - Class Activities by Morgan Hahn

Dust Bowl Digital Storytelling

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:03 UTC

Create a digital storytelling project around the Dust Bowl. Students can use their cell phones or computers to research, write, and present stories of families who lived through the Dust Bowl, focusing on the economic pressures they faced.

Interactive Great Depression Timeline

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:04 UTC

Use online timeline tools to outline significant events leading up to and during the Great Depression. Groups can work together to input data and analyze how these events are interconnected.

Digital Hooverville Design

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:04 UTC

Design a digital Hooverville. Students will research Hoovervilles and use online drawing or design tools to create a virtual model of these makeshift communities, discussing their significance and what they reveal about the economic hardship of the time.

Primary Sources Analysis

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:05 UTC

Analyze primary sources from the Great Depression era. Provide students with access to online archives where they can explore letters, photographs, and newspaper articles, encouraging them to present their findings and reflections.

Banking Crisis Educational Video

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:06 UTC

Watch and discuss educational videos that explain the banking crisis of the 1930s. Discuss how bank failures exacerbated the economic situation and explore the concept of a 'bank run'.

New Deal Programs Research Project

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:07 UTC

Research and present on New Deal programs. Students will use their computers or cell phones to collect information on various New Deal programs, discuss their goals, and assess their effectiveness in countering the Great Depression's effects.

Great Depression Art Analysis

mhahn44 — 2024-03-07 20:48:08 UTC

Explore art from the Great Depression. Students can use online resources to find art made during the Great Depression, analyzing the themes and emotions expressed and how they reflect the socioeconomic conditions of the time.

Great Depression Timeline: Miley Harrison

2024-03-08 21:06:33 UTC

Tres

2024-03-08 21:34:57 UTC

Great Depression art, Daniel Bundy

2025dbundy — 2024-03-08 21:40:13 UTC

This picture shows that people in the Great Depression are depressed and sad because they don't have money, can't get jobs, and can't get nice food. Dust Storms also cause families to go broke and loose their homes.