Causes of the Great Depression Differentiated Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest

Looking for a way to introduce or review the Causes of the Great Depression in your classroom? Check out this differentiated internet scavenger hunt! Students will use the scaffolded notes to guide their research through the website:

https://www.jerseygirlgonesouth.com/curriculum/social-studies/great-depression/causes-of-the-great-depression/

Includes:

- instructions page for teacher

- 4 page fill in the blank only internet scavenger hunt (editable PDF or printable)

- answer key

- 3 page open ended comprehension questions and fill in the blank internet scavenger hunt (editable PDF or printable)

- answer key

This internet scavenger hunt covers Georgia Standards of Excellence:

SS5H2 Describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America.

b.Describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and transatlantic flight(Charles Lindbergh).

SS5H3 Explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.

a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl, and soup kitchens.

b. Analyze the main features of the New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian

Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

c. Discuss important cultural elements of the 1930s; include Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens.

I hope you and your students enjoy this activity!

Be sure to check out my other Roaring Twenties and Great Depression/New Deal products!

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•Roaring Twenties PowerPoint and Notes Set

•Great Depression & New Deal PowerPoint and Notes Set

•Causes of the Great Depression PowerPoint and Notes Set

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-Erin Kathryn