1. The Great Depression Courtney Fine

2. Content Area: Social Studies Grade: 5 th Summary: The purpose of this presentation is for students to gain knowledge about the Great Depression and the effects it had on people around in the United States and around the world. Learning Objective: Given related facts and dates about the Great Depression, the student will be able to identify events and facts that caused the Great Depression on a quiz with 80% accuracy. State Standards: SS 5.1 Describe the effects that the Great Depression had on people in the United States and around the world. ISTE Standards: 3- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

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4.  The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. On “Black Tuesday,” October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion, making the loss for that week $30 billion.  A weak banking system, over-production of goods, over spending, and a bursting credit bubble were some of the other reasons that the Great Depression took place as well.

5. Directions: click on the hyperlink below and read all 10 facts about the Great Depression  This depression had hit worldwide and unemployment had risen more than ever before. Children were not going to school any longer and those in the midwest began to run out of food due to drought and erosion.  This depression lasted form 1929-1942 https://kidskonnect.com/history/great- depression/

6. What term represents this picture?  Hooverville  Hoover Blanket  Hoover Wagon  Hoover Hog  Hoover Stew

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8. Well Done!  The picture represents a Hoover Blanket. People would use newspapers to cover themselves.

9. Who was the president when the Great Depression began? George W. Bush Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt Bill Clinton

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11. Correct!  Herbert Hoover was the President when the Great Depression began.

12. Summary You have now learned:  The effects the Great Depression had on people in the United States  Main causes of the Great Depression  Now let’s see how much you really know! Click on the following link and take the quiz. When you are finished record your score. http://www.funtrivia.com/html5/index.cfm?qid=2228 98

13. Works Cited Slide 1 photo http://www.exohuman.com/wordpress/2011/09/best-case-scenario- another-great-depression/ Slide 3 photo http://www.scalewaysignals.com/products/sign/small_cast_signs/st op_look_listen.htm Slide 4 photo http://blogitudes.com/?attachment_id=1762 Slide 5 photo http://montfordpointmarinesandhonor.blogspot.com/2012/12/the- great-depression-and-hard-times.html Slide 6 photo nhdjmblacktuesday.weebly.com Slide 11 photo http://www.svd.se/presidenternas-forsta-jobb_4344999/#sida-2 Websites: https://kidskonnect.com/history/great-depression/ http://www.funtrivia.com/html5/index.cfm?qid=222898