US History--The Dust Bowl & Every Day Life
The Dust Bowl--What was it really like?
Materials
 
Materials
Most of these materials are already linked on the Activities Page.

The pre-test is a 10-question multiple choice quiz designed to measure your prior knowledge of the Dust Bowl.

The The Report of The Great Plains Drought Area Committee and outline to understand the causes of the Dust Bowl and what that committee recommended to be done to avert the Dust Bowl.

The Discovery Channel Site and study guide give a good accounting of what the worst dust storm was really like.

The Todd and Sorkin study and the photo site give the experience of the common people.  The research guide will allow you to organize what you learn and what you plan to communicate in your news articles.

The post-test is a 10-question multiple choice quiz that will show how much your knowledge of the Dust Bowl has increased through your studies.

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David J. Burt: dburt@cuhsd.k12.ca.us
Southwest High School
El Centro, California