Beacon Lesson Plan Library
The Great Depression Group Activity
Jamie Berry
Orange County Schools
Description
Students work in groups filling in worksheets learning about and appreciating conditions during the Great Depression. They will be able to analyze the difference in the cost of living today versus the Depression years.
Standards
Florida Sunshine State Standards
SS.A.1.4.2
The student identifies and understands themes in history that cross scientific, economic, and cultural boundaries.
Florida Process Standards
Information Managers
01 Florida students locate, comprehend, interpret, evaluate, maintain, and apply information, concepts, and ideas found in literature, the arts, symbols, recordings, video and other graphic displays, and computer files in order to perform tasks and/or for enjoyment.
Critical and Creative Thinkers
04 Florida students use creative thinking skills to generate new ideas, make the best decision, recognize and solve problems through reasoning, interpret symbolic data, and develop efficient techniques for lifelong learning.
Cooperative Workers
08 Florida students work cooperatively to successfully complete a project or activity.
Multiculturally Sensitive Citizens
10 Florida students appreciate their own culture and the cultures of others, understand the concerns and perspectives of members of other ethnic and gender groups, reject the stereotyping of themselves and others, and seek out and utilize the views of persons from diverse ethnic, social, and educational backgrounds while completing individually and group projects.
Materials
- 1 price list per group (See Web Links)
- 1 set of worksheet papers per group (Attachment)
- Paper for essay
- Dice (1 die per group)
Preparations
1. Gather materials for activity.
2. Make copies of worksheets.
3. Get price guide from Internet address.
4. Put students into groups.
5. Hand out materials.
Procedures
1. Students are divided into groups.
2. Each group is given 1 die.
3. Each group gets 1 set of worksheets.
4. Each group gets 1 price guide.
5. Each group will get department store magazines for price checking.
6. Students complete their set of worksheets
Assessments
Students will show their knowledge through the completion of the work packets and their essay answers.
Students will show their knowledge of what life was like during the Great Depression by roll playing people of different occupational groups. Students must provide necessities for their family members and write essays outlining their daily experiences during the Great Depression.
Web Links
Web supplement for The Great Depression Group Activity Price List
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