• Intro
• Teaching Unit
• Bibliography
• Additional Assessments

• Lesson One
• Lesson Two
• Lesson Three
• Lesson Four
• Lesson Five

Learning by Doing Extension Project 2008

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) History and the Great Depression

By: William Dallas

Lesson #3 - The Environmental Crisis of the Great Depression

Teacher Resources and Websites:

Surviving the Dust Bowl (General Information Resource)

Voices from the Dust Bowl (General Information Resource)

Dust Bowl Photographs (General Information Resource)

1. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ (homepage URL)
   Wisconsin’s Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Camps
   http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/anniversaryccc/ccc_camp_listing.htm (lesson URL)
2. Map of SCS – CCC Camps
   http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/images/ccc_camps_map.jpg (lesson URL)
3. Accomplishments of the SCS – CCC 1934-1941
   http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/anniversaryccc/
   ccc_table_accomplishments.pdf (lesson URL)
4. Wisconsin’s Example
   http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ABOUT/history/articles/ccc.html (lesson URL)
5. YouTube Clips: (General Information Resources)
   • President Visits Foresters at CCC Camp 1933/08/14 (1933)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SdvYOHKyU4
   • The Great Depression, Displaced Mountaineers, and the C.C.C.
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvbTwxdbvE
   • The CCC Boys, part 1
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ2BkeNUDRQ&feature=related
   • The CCC Boys, part 2
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiuQJt18pw&feature=related
6. Hugh Hammond Bennett Quotes
   http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ (homepage URL)
   http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/history/quotes.html (lesson URL)
7. The Upper Midwest "Driftless Zone" (Also known as "Driftless Area" or "Un-glaciated Area") (Map)
   http://lwcd.org/driftless_area.htm
8. History Kit Inventory