An Interactive Story About the Dust Bowl from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne

An Interactive Story About the Dust Bowl
from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
One of the online complements to The Dust Bowlproduced by Ken Burns is an interactive story about thedust bowl. The Interactive Dust Bowl is a series of video clips and scenarios for students to work through. After each video clip students have to make a decision to either keep farming or move onto something else. The point of the activity is to help students understand the causes of the dust bowl and the mistakes made that contributed to its continuation. 

Applications for Education 
Working through the Interactive Dust Bowl could be a good way for middle school students to understand the myriad of factors contributing to the dust bowl. The interactive activity is also good for helping students understand the effects of the dust bowl on farmers and their families.


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