https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g en-us 2018-02-15 15:56:20 UTC 2025-10-16 13:00:55 UTC hello@padlet.com churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/231972737 This is a video Bonnie McBryde made for her elementary students to teach about the Irish Potato Famine. There weren't many resources out there that were on a level accessible to children, so she made her own. She researched extensively when making this so that it would be accurate. It is meant to be honest but respectful. ]]> 2018-02-15 15:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/231972737 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232014091 2018-02-15 17:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232014091 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232017017 2018-02-15 17:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232017017 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232018478 2018-02-15 17:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232018478 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232019189 John Green teaches you about the New Deal, which was president Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to pull the united States out of the Great Depression of the 1930's. Did it work? Maybe. John will teach you about some of the most effective and some of the best known programs of the New Deal.]]> 2018-02-15 17:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232019189 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232019834 John Green teaches you about the Great Depression. So, everybody knows that the Great Depression started with the stock market crash in 1929, right? Not exactly. The Depression happened after the stock market crash, but wasn't caused by the crash. John will teach you about how the depression started, what Herbert Hoover tried to do to fix it, and why those efforts failed.]]> 2018-02-15 17:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232019834 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232021487 In Iowa, Christina Dreier and her husband often must choose between paying bills and buying enough food for their family, despite having many of the trappings of middle-class life. Food stamps and the local food pantry provide some relief, but sometimes the Dreiers’ best efforts aren’t enough.]]> 2018-02-15 17:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232021487 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232024886 NOTE:  This video contains some graphic images of the effects of malnutrition and hunger on children.]]> 2018-02-15 17:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232024886 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232026902 A record 46 million Americans are now on food stamps. Elaine Quijano reports on what life is like for those relying on the government for food.]]> 2018-02-15 17:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232026902 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232027827 John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complex path of t-shirt as it criss-crosses the world before coming to rest on your doorstep, and eventually in your dresser.]]> 2018-02-15 17:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232027827 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232030266 2018-02-15 17:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232030266 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232067630 John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? ]]> 2018-02-15 18:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232067630 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232074275 John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? ]]> 2018-02-15 18:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232074275 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232076882 Jacob and Adriene will argue that globalization is, in aggregate, good. Free trade and globalization tend to provide an overall benefit, and raises average incomes across the globe.]]> 2018-02-15 18:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232076882 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232077380 Jacob and Adriene will argue that globalization is, in aggregate, good. Free trade and globalization tend to provide an overall benefit, and raises average incomes across the globe.]]> 2018-02-15 18:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232077380 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232079048 "Ugly" and deformed food often gets left in fields to rot. How can we help reduce this food waste?]]> 2018-02-15 18:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232079048 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232080464 A beautiful animated film, aimed at introducing younger children to Alvaro Pop, who is a Fairtrade cocoa farmer from Belize.]]> 2018-02-15 18:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232080464 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232081177 At the heart of everything we do at Fair Trade USA is our ultimate goal to alleviate poverty among farming communities around the world.]]> 2018-02-15 18:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232081177 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232081526 2018-02-15 18:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232081526 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232083449 John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? ]]> 2018-02-15 18:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232083449 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232084393 2018-02-15 18:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232084393 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232086182 What is a GMO? Its simply a Genetically Modified Organism.]]> 2018-02-15 18:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232086182 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232086762 The Royal Society has produced an animation to explain the basic science of GM, compared to conventional plant breeding.]]> 2018-02-15 18:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/232086762 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235855114 Read about the biggest foodborne outbreaks in recent U.S. history, and learn how to recognize food poisoning and protect yourself from it.]]> 2018-02-27 13:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235855114 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235881055 A short history of the Irish Potato Famine which hit Ireland from 1844-1849.]]> 2018-02-27 14:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235881055 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235884739 In which John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost always the result of human activity.]]> 2018-02-27 14:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235884739 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235891603 By some estimates, 80 percent of all processed foods -- cereals, baby formula, canned soups and more -- contain at least one GMO, or Genetically Modified Organism. But whether GMOs are safe and whether they should be listed on the label has led to a very big food fight.]]> 2018-02-27 14:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235891603 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235894883 At a TEDx event, 11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food -- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production.]]> 2018-02-27 14:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235894883 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235896075 Pamela Ronald studies the genes that make plants more resistant to disease and stress. In an eye-opening talk, she describes her decade-long quest to isolate a gene that allows rice to survive prolonged flooding. She shows how the genetic improvement of seeds saved the Hawaiian papaya crop in the 1990s — and makes the case that modern genetics is sometimes the most effective method to advance sustainable agriculture and enhance food security for our planet’s growing population.]]> 2018-02-27 14:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/235896075 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236028833 Fresh food free of chemicals and pesticides is hard to come by in China: in 2016, the Chinese government revealed half a million food safety violations in just nine months. In the absence of safe, sustainable food sources, TED Fellow Matilda Ho launched China's first online farmers market, instituting a zero-tolerance test towards pesticides, antibiotics and hormones in food. She shares how she's growing her platform from the ground up and bringing local, organically grown food to the families that need it.]]> 2018-02-27 17:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236028833 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236030237 Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it’s inedible -- but because it doesn’t look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources.]]> 2018-02-27 17:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236030237 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236031445 What's the difference between a pest and a bug? Shimon Steinberg makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce.]]> 2018-02-27 17:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236031445 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236035557 Co-creator of the philanthropic FEED bags, Ellen Gustafson says hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin. In her talk, she launches The 30 Project -- a way to change how we farm and eat in the next 30 years, and solve the global food inequalities behind both epidemics.]]> 2018-02-27 17:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236035557 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236036446 Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. Her vision: "Food is one issue that cannot be solved person by person. We have to stand together."]]> 2018-02-27 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236036446 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236039522 Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave a role for small bakeries and traditional methods.]]> 2018-02-27 17:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236039522 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236043736 Severe drought and conflict in East Africa left more than 37 million people severely food insecure in 2017, according to the U.N. World Food Program. Emergency relief efforts helped much of the region avoid the worst with the exception of South Sudan, where famine was declared in two regions in early 2017 and the humanitarian situation continues to get worse. Jill Craig reports from Nairobi.]]> 2018-02-27 18:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236043736 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236045858 Nearly five million people in Zimbabwe - half of the country's rural population - will need assistance by next year as a result of the ongoing drought in southern Africa, the United Nations has said.]]> 2018-02-27 18:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236045858 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236050749 The stimulus funds used to boost our nation's SNAP program during the economic recovery ran out on Nov. 1 meaning many Americans who rely on food stamps are now forced to make do with less. The NewHour's Mary Jo Brooks reports on how the cuts are impacting Colorado families and how other organizations are picking up the slack.]]> 2018-02-27 18:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236050749 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236058653 CNN's Carol Costello speaks to Panera's CEO Ron Shaich about eating on only $4.50 a day for a week. ]]> 2018-02-27 18:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236058653 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236061009 Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $9.32. Can the state's low-wage workers can meet their basic needs without assistance? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the quality of life for a baggage handler at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and an employee of McDonald's.]]> 2018-02-27 18:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236061009 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236066465 A suburban neighborhood of one of the nation's wealthiest counties has experienced a surprising rise in the number of people living below the poverty line -- a trend that accelerated in suburbs across the country during the recession.]]> 2018-02-27 18:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236066465 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236068096 2018-02-27 18:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236068096 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236072405 Bravo celebrity chef and food activist Tom Colicchio discusses with MSNBC's Alex Wagner the need to make hunger a voting issue in America and why some have it all wrong when it comes to the SNAP food stamp assistance program.]]> 2018-02-27 18:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236072405 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236437284 Today we have a look at the Globalization of Food and its consequences for society and health.]]> 2018-02-28 15:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236437284 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236439142 Globalization is a topic that is often debated controversally. It concerns all of us, but what exactly is globalization and what is its impact on every single one of us? 
Explainity tackles exactly this question and gives some answers in this short clip.]]> 2018-02-28 15:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236439142 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236440902 2018-02-28 15:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236440902 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236442603 Many of us rely on our smartphone so often that imagining a life without one seems impossible! But, have you ever wondered how our smartphones are made, where they come from, and the costs of making one? ]]> 2018-02-28 15:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236442603 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236446032 Society and Culture | MCAT | Khan Academy]]> 2018-02-28 15:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236446032 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236460368 What is the best way to make a country rich? Should you adopt a policy of free trade? Or is protectionism and economic nationalism the better way? We explore the history and theory of one of the central questions of economics and politics.]]> 2018-02-28 15:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236460368 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236482558 What is a trade deficit? Well, it all has to do with imports and exports and, well, trade. This week Jacob and Adriene walk you through the basics of imports, exports, and exchange.]]> 2018-02-28 16:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236482558 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236484172 The USDA approved the unregulated release of genetically modified alfalfa, which poses a threat of contamination from one farmer's land to another's. And, as Seth Doane reports, the release has organic farmers concerned for their livelihood.]]> 2018-02-28 16:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236484172 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236508910 As Americans increasingly reject cheap, processed food and embrace high-quality, responsibly-sourced nutrition, hyper-local farming is having a moment.]]> 2018-02-28 16:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236508910 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236518017 The surprising, and often shocking truths about what we eat, how it's produced, and the effect it has on our health and our communities.  This essential information summarizes the world's industrial food system brought about by the 'green revolution'. ]]> 2018-02-28 16:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236518017 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236529068 Every day you have to eat, just like the other 7.2 billion people on the planet. By 2050, at least 2 billion more people will join you. ]]> 2018-02-28 17:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236529068 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236641827 The industrial revolution made a myriad of products affordable for everyone.]]> 2018-02-28 19:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236641827 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236643684 Industrial Revolution for Kids - a simple yet comprehensive overview to help your kids/students better understand and appreciate everything that went into the industrial revolution. ]]> 2018-02-28 19:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236643684 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236646779 From 1700 until the beginning of the First World War in 1914, a period of great social, political and economic upheaval unfolded across the globe. There are many contributing factors that made the Industrial Revolution possible. In this programme we focus on the agricultural revolution, the rise of the factory, the invention of the steam engine, and the role of Britain’s empire.]]> 2018-02-28 20:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236646779 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236648589 Industrial Revolution for Kids - a simple yet comprehensive overview to help your kids/students better understand and appreciate everything that went into the industrial revolution. ]]> 2018-02-28 20:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236648589 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236650133 From 1700 until the beginning of the First World War in 1914, a period of great social, political and economic upheaval unfolded across the globe. There are many contributing factors that made the Industrial Revolution possible. In this programme we focus on the agricultural revolution, the rise of the factory, the invention of the steam engine, and the role of Britain’s empire.]]> 2018-02-28 20:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236650133 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236661554 Use this link to watch a series of videos about Fair Trade around the world. Including a day in the life of a Fair Trade Farmer and videos concerning the debate of fair trade.]]> 2018-02-28 20:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236661554 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236663611 In the first part of 'My Fairtrade Adventure', 13 year old Tayna travels to the Dominican Republic to find out where cocoa comes from.]]> 2018-02-28 20:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236663611 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236664270 In the second part of 'My Fairtrade Adventure', Tayna finds out about Fairtrade and the difference it is making to cocoa farmers in the Dominican Republic.]]> 2018-02-28 20:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236664270 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236665188 In the third part of 'My Fairtrade Adventure', Tayna considers the impact that our choices have and speaks to a spokesperson from the Fairtrade Foundation and from a major supermarket about whether the choices we make can change lives.]]> 2018-02-28 20:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/236665188 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/240354510 2018-03-09 20:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/240354510 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241024213 How the Great Depression influenced our country.]]> 2018-03-12 17:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241024213 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241026808 What happens when drought, winds, and farming combine?]]> 2018-03-12 17:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241026808 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241027927 The video will give you background information about Ireland. The article will tell you more about the potato famine.]]> 2018-03-12 17:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241027927 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241029184 Why are corned beef and cabbage a traditional St. Patrick's Day meal?]]> 2018-03-12 17:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241029184 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241065351 2018-03-12 18:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241065351 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241095686 A very simple overview ]]> 2018-03-12 19:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241095686 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241102916 More information about the farming practices and agriculture in Ireland during the time of the famine.]]> 2018-03-12 20:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241102916 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241104080 Here is the info. on food stamps.]]> 2018-03-12 20:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241104080 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241105224 2018-03-12 20:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241105224 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241106005 2018-03-12 20:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/241106005 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/242833793 2018-03-16 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/242833793 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246944809 In this episode of History Brief, the causes and impact of the Great Depression are discussed.]]> 2018-03-28 15:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246944809 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246945516 This "newsreel" like documentary chronicles the Dustbowl with interviews from people (primary sources) who lived through the "dirty thirties." The images linger well after the film ends.  An excellent resource to use when studying the Depression era or the "Grapes of Wrath," by John Steinbeck. The film was created as part of "The Twentieth Century" CBS series in the early 1950s with the renown Walter Cronkrite narrating the "text-film."]]> 2018-03-28 15:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246945516 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949274 What happens when drought, winds, and farming combine?]]> 2018-03-28 15:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949274 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949403 The video will give you background information about Ireland. The article will tell you more about the potato famine.]]> 2018-03-28 15:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949403 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949496 How the Great Depression influenced our country.]]> 2018-03-28 15:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949496 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949599 Why are corned beef and cabbage a traditional St. Patrick's Day meal?]]> 2018-03-28 15:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949599 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949774 2018-03-28 15:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949774 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949842 More information about the farming practices and agriculture in Ireland during the time of the famine.]]> 2018-03-28 15:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949842 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949918 Here is the info. on food stamps.]]> 2018-03-28 15:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949918 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949979 2018-03-28 15:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246949979 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246950050 2018-03-28 15:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246950050 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246951589 2018-03-28 15:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246951589 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246960696 Excerpt from The History Channel's The Presidents series featuring Herbert Hoover.]]> 2018-03-28 15:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246960696 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246961503 An excerpt of The History Channel's The Presidents series featuring the first two terms of FDR--mainly his domestic policy before WWII]]> 2018-03-28 15:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246961503 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246962602 Excerpt from History Channel's "The Presidents" series featuring the second half of FDR. I do not own the rights to this video, I'm simply uploading it so my students who miss class can view it online.]]> 2018-03-28 15:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/246962602 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/247357969 2018-03-29 18:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/247357969 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250448869 A look at both sides of the argument.]]> 2018-04-10 18:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250448869 churcv https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250456095 2018-04-10 19:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250456095 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250776139 Video accounts from the people who lived through the time period.]]> 2018-04-11 15:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250776139 butcha https://padlet.com/churcv/u3t8swejgj5g/wish/250778584 THE DUST BOWL chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the "Great Plow-Up," followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews with twenty-six survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. It is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us—a lesson we ignore at our peril.

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