Name:___________________________________                        Date:_______________________________

JOURNAL

 -You have been assigned the task of creating a journal for a fictional family
 who lived through the Dust Bowl. This Journal must include the following
 items:
 
-A journal that has a creative cover depicting a scene, either drawn or cut,
which best sums up the Dust Bowl in your own opinion.
 
-A journal that has at least five creative entries that discuss aspects of the Dust
Bowl.
 
-Each entry must be dated, and contain relevant facts gathered through the use
of this WebQuest such as time, place, location, and conditions that you and
 your family experienced.
 
-You must follow the guiding questions that go along with the different topics
 that are offered in this webquest. These questions must also be handed in
complete with the Journal.

THE PROCESS

Follow the "guiding questions" below to complete your task. Search through the
websites listed below to create your journal entries. Remember to write out all
questions and answer them. Your responses to these questions must be handed in
with your finished journal.
 

GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR THE WEBQUEST:
 

A.) WHEN DID THE DUST BOWL START?

1.) What year did the Dust Bowl conditions start to impact the United States?
 
 
 
 

2.) Examine the timeline of events and list, in your opinion, the three most
important events of the Dust Bowl.

B.) WHERE DID THE DUST BOWL HAPPEN?

1.) What states, counties and towns were impacted by the Dust Bowl ?
 
 
 
 

2.) Out of all the possible States that could have been impacted, why is it that these
States were the ones that experienced the most damage during the Dust Bowl?
 
 
 

3.) How does geography play a part in the areas that were effected and those that
weren't? What common characteristics do you see in areas that were impacted and
those that weren't?
 
 
 
 

C.) WHY DID THE DUST BOWL HAPPEN?

1.) What are three reasons why the Dust Bowl occurred?
 
 
 

2.) Create a graphic organizer with "DUST BOWL" in the middle circle and list
three reasons in smaller circles around the center. Include this chart with the other
materials you hand in.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1.) What groups of people did the Dust Bowl affect the most?
 
 
 
 

2.) How were children affected by the Dust Bowl?

1.) Name three ways that people dealt with the Dust Bowl.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2.) What were some of the consequences of the Dust Bowl? (Good and Bad)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

3.) How did the Dust Bowl help to transform the lives of Americans living in the
regions that were effected?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4.) What steps can be taken to avoid another Dust Bowl from occurring?