ALEX Learning Activity 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)

The students will read an article explaining the Great Depression. Next, they will perform a skit about a family experiencing the effects of the Great Depression. Finally, they will examine pictures from this time period to learn more about Hoovervilles and how different they were from these families' original neighborhoods.  

This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.

   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)

Students will wrap up their lessons on the Great Depression by working in collaborative groups to write the gist of an article on this topic. The students will take a short quiz provided by ducksters.com. The quiz will include information from the article as well as information they have learned throughout the lessons about the Great Depression, the Stock Market, and the negative effects they had on the general population. The students will create a Google Slides presentation about what they have learned as a summative activity.

This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.

   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)

Students will watch a short video clip about how children were affected by the Great Depression. They will compare and contrast their lives to the lives of children in the 1930s. Students will pay close attention to how children's lives changed at school, at home, and in the workforce due to the high poverty and economic failure of the times. 

This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.