Your students will learn about the Dust Bowl through these low-prep station activities! Students rotate through five stations to view historical images and learn about the Dust Bowl from multiple perspectives. An introductory reading passage is included. Simply print the materials and the student response booklet. Answer keys are included.
 
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This resource includes/covers the following:
- Introductory Reading Passage (build background knowledge and context)
- Station A: Native Americans & Homestead Act of 1862
- Station B: Unsustainable Farming Practices
- Station C: Life of Homesteaders
- Station D: Dust Everywhere
- Station E: Government Aid
- Booklet Cover (triple staple all work in one notebook)
- Station Labels (fold into a tent)
- Teacher Notes
- Standards Alignment
- Answer Keys Included!
 
Station Information/Content:
Homestead Act of 1862
Impact on Native Americans
Changes to Land
Unsustainable Farming Practices
Prevailing Winds & Drought
Life of Homesteaders
Log Cabin & Sod Homes
African American Homesteaders
Homestead Challenges
Black Blizzards
Black Sunday
Impact on Livestock
Drought Relief Service Program
President Franklin Roosevelt
Soil Conservation Service
Shelterbelt Project
Recovery Efforts
 
This resource is LOW PREP! All of the student analysis pages are included in a student booklet. Just print and triple staple! The questions include a variety of short answers, fill-in-the-blank, and map skills. Answer keys included.
 
Station materials are super easy to implement. Just print and trim (optional). Station labels are included (just fold into a tent).
 
Other Ways to Use this Resource:
Conduct this activity whole group. Project the station materials from the PDF over your large screen and go through the response questions together with your students.
 
Standards Alignment:
- Common Core Standards for Reading Informational Text
- Washington Social Studies Standards
- Can cross-walk to many different state standards