Module 30-Social Studies 4B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn about what led to the Great Depression and identify the causes of The Great Depression. Students will identify the Dust Bowl and its effects. Students will learn what other countries were involved in The Great Depression. Students will identify the unemployment rate during the Great Depression.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	The Great Depression	crayons or colored pencils;
2	The Dust Bowl	crayons or colored pencils;
3	The Causes	crayons or colored pencils;
4	Around the World	crayons or colored pencils;
5	Unemployment	crayons or colored pencils;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	The Great Depression	Define what the Great Depression is and identify three ways that it affected Americans.
2	The Dust Bowl	Identify what the Dust Bowl is and its effects.
3	The Causes	Identify what led to the Great Depression.
4	Around the World	Identify two other countries involved in the Great Depression.
5	Unemployment	Identify the unemployment rate during the Great Depression.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
Great Depression recession New Deal Dust Bowl drought over-farming stock market banking debt tariff trade loan unemployment wage labor

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	The Great Depression	8	Photo Book
2	The Dust Bowl	10	Dust Bowl Photo Book
3	The Causes	10	Great Depression Photo Book
4	Around the World	7	Great Depression Photo Book
5	Unemployment	8	Great Depression Photo Book

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
The Dust Bowl	What was the Dust Bowl?
The Causes	What set off the Great Depression, and why did it continue for so long?
Around the World	What countries were affected by the Great Depression?
Unemployment	What is unemployment?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
The Great Depression	The Great Depression	What was the event that started The Great Depression? When did The Great Depression occur? How long did The Great Depression last? What was The New Deal? What famous landmarks were built under The New Deal?
The Dust Bowl	The Dust Bowl	What was the Dust Bowl? What caused the Dust Bowl? Where did The Dust bowl occur?
Unemployment	Unemployment	How many American's were unemployed during The Great Depression? How did unemployment affect Americans?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	What Was the Great Depression?	Janet B. Pascal	790L
2	Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp	Jerry Stanley	1120L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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