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- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students "mine" online databases for primary texts and period photographs, then explore the Klondike Stampede, and, like London, can glean from their visit sufficient period details to help them create their own narratives based on the Gold Rush Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the importance of the Gold Rush which established British Columbia in 1871. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students discuss the Californian Gold Rush. They review an actual census of El Dorado County in 1852 and examine the individuals included in the census. They choose one individual and write a letter, as that person, to his/her family back home. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students analyze data and form a mental picture of the make up of a gold rush town. They explain social life in a gold rush town. They use online sources to see paintings of camp life and read accounts of miners' lives. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students read about the Alaska Gold Rush, its characters and the impact on the history of Alaska. They write a response as if they are a Klondike Stampeder in the late 1900s. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students become familiar with the geographic regions influenced by the B.C. Gold Rush. They analyze the impact of the Gold Rush. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the Klondike/Alaska Gold Rush. They view photos, explore various websites, read and discuss excerpts from Jack London's novel, 'Call of the Wild,' conduct research, and write a story about a Klondike Stampeder. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students compare the diversity of the population of contemporary California with California during the Gold Rush. They determine the percentages and ratios of the immigrant populations to graph the population groups. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students explore Gold Rush and difficulties of traveling to California, identify motivations of typical miner in Gold Rush, and examine primary source documentss in form of letters written by William Swain and George Reed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine the role of supply and demand during the Gold Rush. In groups, they predict price increases when using different scenerios. They use the internet to complete an interactive activity. They also answer discussion questions to complete the lesson. Full Review »
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