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\nGold Rush California and its Diverse Population\n

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\nStudents compare contemporary cultural differences with historical differences based on population percentage. In this cross-curriculum Gold Rush/math lesson, students analyze aspects of California's Gold Rush population and diversity...\n
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\nThe Times and Life During the California Gold Rush\n

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\nFourth graders read about the era in their history books, write in their journals revolving around the Gold Rush, making crafts such as newspapers, and also play the part of the Forty-niners.\n
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\nGold Rush Boomtowns\n

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\nThe California Gold Rush sparked many people to try for their fortunes and led to the formation of some well-known California cities. Have your class read about the changes that happened and then respond to the five included questions.\n
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\nCalifornia's Golden History: 1848-1880\n

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\nUsing a variety of online resources, learners study life and society in California during the gold rush. They use a map to identify area where gold was located, explore pre-selected websites, describe mining practices, and create an...\n
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\nThe California Gold Rush Cartoon 1849 (The Wild West)\n

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\nThere's gold in them thar hills! A short cartoon introduces middle schoolers to the California Gold Rush of 1849. The video encourages viewers to dig deeper and mine for a lode of information about gold mining, the 49ers, and the...\n
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\nDiscrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants\n

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\nImmigration to the US has been a topic of discussion for many years. Inform your class about discrimination against immigrants during the Gold Rush with a short reading passage. After reading, class members answer five questions related...\n
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\nOn This Day: California Gold Rush\n

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\nUpon hearing of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill in California in the 1840s, a flood of migrants went West in search of wealth and fame. Others, such as Chinese workers, came from farther away. Using video clips from historians and...\n
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\nWomen of the California Gold Rush\n

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\nThe California Gold Rush was not just an opportunity for the male gold miners sifting for shiny nuggets. Small groups read accounts of the ways women took advantage of the influx of workers to run hotels, bake pies, and wading out into...\n
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\nCensus and Gold Rush Town\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nSplendide Californie French Artists’ Impressionsof the Golden State, 1786-1900\n

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\nThere is a lot to learn from art. This teacher's guide provides you with extensive background information, activities, and a scripted commentary to accompany a slide show on French artists in California during the Gold Rush Period. The...\n
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\nThe Gold Rush Experience: Create Your Own Exhibit\n

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\nStudents create a virtual exhibit. In this gold rush instructional activity, students watch a movie about the California gold rush, view a virtual image of the gold nugget that started the gold rush and examine the sources. Students...\n
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\nMovement and Migration: the Gold Nugget that launched the Gold Rush\n

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\nStudents learn what it was like to be a gold miner. In this California gold rush instructional activity, students watch a movie about the California gold rush and discuss what they learned. Students use the Internet to examine the gold...\n
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\nCalifornia Gold Rush\n

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\nStudents discover the people who lived in California before and after the gold rush. They use primary source documents to identify how the finding of gold changed the area. They also discover the discrimation that was present during the...\n
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\nGold Rush -- Lesson 4\n

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\nStudents continue their examination of the Gold Rush in California. In groups, they use a map to examine the original sites of the towns and what happened to them. They work together to create a brochure for one of the towns and...\n
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\nThe Gold Rush\n

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\nStudents identify the routes involved in the Gold Rush on a map. In this map skills lesson plan, students use a United States map to locate the routes used to travel to California during the Gold Rush. Students demonstrate how to use the...\n
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\nIntroduce Vocabulary: Ruby's Wish (Bridges)\n

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\nJump into traditional Chinese culture with budding readers as they examine vocabulary in context through Shirin Yim Bridge's book Ruby's Wish. This book is read on YouTube if you don't have it on hand. Scholars are briefly...\n
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\nMetaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories\n

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\nStudents complete a history and research lesson about the Gold Rush using selections from Jack London. In this Gold rush research lesson, students research the Klondike/Alaska Gold Rush and use details from the history in their own...\n
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\nBaltimoreans in the California Gold Rush\n

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\nEleventh graders explore the reasons for migration to California during the Gold Rush.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders read letters about the opportunities and obstacles people faced.  Students create a map of...\n
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\nWells Fargo History Museum: Curriculum Guide\n

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\nLearn about the California Gold Rush from an institution that has been in place since the early days of the American West: Wells Fargo History Museum. From domain-specific vocabulary review to group research projects, an expansive packet...\n
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\nWater from the Well\n

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\nHow much water does it take to brush your teeth? How about to wash your clothes? Perform an experiment that measures water usage in everyday tasks and compares them to the days before indoor plumbing, specifically the California...\n
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\nGold Found in California\n

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\nIn this historical reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a factual account of the Gold Rush. Students answer 14 questions about the passage.\n
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\nGold Rush Quiz\n

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\nIn this Gold Rush worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the Gold Rush. Students answer 20 questions total.\n
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\nTraveling to the Gold Rush\n

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\nFourth graders research the experiences the people who traveled to California during the Gold Rush by land and sea. They create a map showing the various routes that individuals took to get to California. Students explain the...\n
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\nGold Rush Quiz\n

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\nStudents take a quiz about the Gold Rush that happened in California. In this Gold Rush lesson plan, students complete 8 multiple choice questions.\n
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