Great Depression Scavenger Hunt Websites
1. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Pictures of the Great Depression from the Library of Congress
2. http://econ161.berkeley.edu/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.html
Historical outline and economic graphs
3. http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/1900-75/depressn/
4. http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdepression.htm
Photographs from the Great Depression and Dust Bowl
5. http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm
Photo essay on the great depression
6. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mhc_mhm_then_and_now_44047_7.pdf
Then and Now price comparisons from the Great Depression. This site encourages YOU to determine CURRENT prices for some of these items. Use current retail sites to find this information.
7. http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/webquests/kmw/
This is a webquest set up for high school students. The links (resources) at the end are very helpful for each group (including information on presidents at the time)
8. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/micemen/
Events that lead to the Great Depression, dust bowl, and migrant labor
9. http://www.amatecon.com/gd/gdcandc.html
This site has some great information on causes and cures of the Depression, but part of the site is “under construction” right now.
10. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/wjhs/mediactr/englishpathfinder/ofmiceandmen/ommindex.htm
This site offers ideas for almost every group. The resources are at the very bottom of the page. You have to scroll down to the bottom to get to the various links.
11. http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/greatdepression/
This site offers a lot of information, and it is broken down into a well-organized table of contents.