ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] USS6 (6) 5 :

5 ) Explain causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States.

Examples: economic failure, loss of farms, rising unemployment, building of Hoovervilles

•  Identifying patterns of migration during the Great Depression

•  Locating on a map the area of the United States known as the Dust Bowl

•  Describing the importance of the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States, including the New Deal alphabet agencies

•  Locating on a map the river systems utilized by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (Alabama)

[SS2010] US11 (11) 7 :

7 ) Explain strengths and weaknesses of the New Deal in managing problems of the Great Depression through relief, recovery, and reform programs, including the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Social Security Act. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

•  Analyzing conditions created by the Dust Bowl for their impact on migration patterns during the Great Depression

This free, interactive website helps middle and high school-aged students explore the effects of the Tennessee Valley Authority during the Great Depression and New Deal Era. The website includes videos, photographs, handouts, primary resources, and more. 

This lesson provides information on the impact that the Tennessee Valley Authority had on the Tennessee Valley region during the Great Depression. Lesson plans are provided on the website including introductory activities and extension activities. Lesson plan powerpoints are also available. Full-length videos are provided on the website with video response questions as well as interactive graphics for student use. 

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] US11 (11) 7 :

7 ) Explain strengths and weaknesses of the New Deal in managing problems of the Great Depression through relief, recovery, and reform programs, including the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Social Security Act. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

•  Analyzing conditions created by the Dust Bowl for their impact on migration patterns during the Great Depression

In this video from PBSLearningMedia, John Green teaches students about the New Deal, which was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to pull the United States out of the Great Depression of the 1930s. John will teach you about some of the most effective and some of the best-known programs of the New Deal. They weren't always the same thing. John will also tell you who supported the New Deal and who opposed it. He'll also get into how the New Deal changed the relationship between the government and citizens and will even reveal just how the Depression ended.

**Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] US11 (11) 7 :

7 ) Explain strengths and weaknesses of the New Deal in managing problems of the Great Depression through relief, recovery, and reform programs, including the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Social Security Act. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

•  Analyzing conditions created by the Dust Bowl for their impact on migration patterns during the Great Depression

This activity allows students to explore the positive and negative effects of the New Deal. Students will also investigate government programs and discuss to what extent the government should be responsible for taking care of its citizens.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [SS2010] ALA (4) 12 :

12 ) Explain the impact the 1920s and Great Depression had on different socioeconomic groups in Alabama.

Examples: 1920s—increase in availability of electricity, employment opportunities, wages, products, consumption of goods and services; overproduction of goods; stock market crash

Great Depression—overcropping of land, unemployment, poverty, establishment of new federal programs

•  Explaining how supply and demand impacted economies of Alabama and the United States during the 1920s and the Great Depression

[SS2010] USS6 (6) 5 :

5 ) Explain causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States.

Examples: economic failure, loss of farms, rising unemployment, building of Hoovervilles

•  Identifying patterns of migration during the Great Depression

•  Locating on a map the area of the United States known as the Dust Bowl

•  Describing the importance of the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States, including the New Deal alphabet agencies

•  Locating on a map the river systems utilized by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (Alabama)

[SS2010] US11 (11) 7 :

7 ) Explain strengths and weaknesses of the New Deal in managing problems of the Great Depression through relief, recovery, and reform programs, including the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Social Security Act. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.d., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.j., A.1.k.]

•  Analyzing conditions created by the Dust Bowl for their impact on migration patterns during the Great Depression

This resource provides a collection of images depicting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The images represent the strengths and weaknesses of Roosevelt's New Deal.