From the Dust Bowl to Sunny California

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
<p>In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of how a lack of economic resources in one region during the Great Depression influenced human migration. And the availability of natural resources in another area created opportunity for employment and economic gain.</p>
Author: 
Gale Ekiss and Diana Lee
Grade Range: 
7
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconPhoto Analysis Worksheet
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconLife in California Power Point
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconSetting the Scene Power Point
application/pdf iconLyrics to Song "Sunny California"
Supplemental Files: 
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconRoute 66 Power Point
image/jpeg iconHandbill Advertising for Cotton Pickers in Arizona
Related Links: 
Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
4: Human Systems
National Geography Standards: 
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations