What did the Dust Bowl actually look like to the people living through it? These photographs and firsthand accounts let students find out.

In this primary source DBQ investigation, students analyze historical photographs and firsthand accounts from the Dust Bowl to understand how the environmental disaster shaped daily life on the Great Plains.

What's Included
Student worksheet with 16 Dust Bowl questions with a focus on analysis and inferencing
5 Dust Bowl Photos 
Two eyewitness accounts from farmers who lived through the disaster
Teacher guide with answer key

Skills Developed
Primary source analysis
Historical inference and interpretation
Evidence-based reasoning
Building empathy through historical perspective
Understanding cause and effect in environmental disasters
Interpreting visual and written historical evidence

Grades: 7–12
Estimated Duration: 1 class period
DOK: 2-3
Format: Word