Great Depression

The American Experience: Riding the Rails - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - At the height of the era, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. This site tells the stories of ten of them -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced. From PBS.

Documenting America - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - More than 100,000 photographs from the Library of Congress collection show the impact of the Depression on America's people.

Dust Bowl Web Quest - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Cooperative activity which requires students to write a piece of historical fiction based on what they have learned about the dustbowl and the Great Depression.

FDIC Learning Bank: The 1930s - [ Kids ] - Timeline shows what was happening to American banks during the era.

The Great Depression - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Take a virtual journey back in time to see how destitute Americans endured poverty, homelessness and fear of the future.

A New Deal for the Arts - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Tells about the federal program employing artists as part of the New Deal. Includes several virtual exhibits of the works created during this era.

New Deal Network - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - An online educational guide to the Roosevelt Administration and the Great Depression of the 1930s.

War, Prosperity and Depression - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Short essay explores the causes and effects of the depression.