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170 resources with the concept california history

Carlos Vaquerano Video

Carlos Vaquerano

Lesson Planet
11 mins 9th - Higher Ed
New ReviewAn 11-minute video shines a spotlight on Carlos Vaquerano, an El Salvadorian who made his way to the United States of America at the age of 15 to escape the dangers that took over his country. Interviews detail how and why Vaquerano left...
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The Farm Worker Movement Video

The Farm Worker Movement

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16 mins 4th - 12th
New ReviewAn impactful video details the work of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in creating the United Farmworkers. In the 1960s farm workers of California stood together to better their working conditions. Making their way to Sacramento,...
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LA Walkouts Video

LA Walkouts

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11 mins 4th - 12th
New ReviewAn informative video takes you to East Los Angeles In the 1960s. Educator, Sal Castro identified a common problem among the Latino population and as a native Angelino, he decided to do something about it. Castro planned a walkout across...
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Deportations Video

Deportations

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10 mins 4th - 12th
New ReviewA video details the life of the Castañeda family starting in Los Angelas in the 1920s. Daughter, Emilia, tells her story of how her family was deported during the Great Depression and her struggles to return the United States of America. 
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Missing Nouns Worksheet

Missing Nouns

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3rd - 4th
CCSS: Designed
Scholars use nouns from a word bank to complete sentences in a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that tells a tale about the California Gold Rush. 
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Mexican War Website

Mexican War

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5th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Did you know that without the Mexican War, the United States would not include the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and even parts of Colorado? Scholars learn a variety of interesting facts about the...
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Conflicting Voices of the Mexican War Lesson Plan

Conflicting Voices of the Mexican War

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Americans wanted to fulfill Manifest Destiny, and this pattern continued with the Mexican War. The resource specifically teaches about the Mexican War through a variety of exercises including a research project, group work, brainstorming...
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The Lone Woman and San Nicholas Island
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The Lone Woman and San Nicholas Island

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3rd - 5th
Explore the fascinating archaeology of San Nicholas Island in the Channel Islands of the California coast. You'll find a video on the story of the "Lone Woman", activities for learners to imagine what it would have been like to be alone on an island, and consider the ethics involved in archaeological digs and excavation.
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Magic Isle: Lesson Plan 1 Lesson Plan

Magic Isle: Lesson Plan 1

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4th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
What are the factors that limit growth and expansion? As part of their study of Catalina Island, class members view the West of the West's documentary Magic Isle and research William Wrigley and the Santa Catalina Island Company. After...
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Magic Isle Video

Magic Isle

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15 mins 4th - 12th
26 miles across the sea from southern California, Santa Catalina, the Magic Isle of the Channel Islands chain, awaits. Explore the island with a documentary that details the history of and the challenges faced by this romantic isle.
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Once Upon a Time (Saxipak’a): Lesson Plan 4 Lesson Plan

Once Upon a Time (Saxipak’a): Lesson Plan 4

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6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
How did the environment and natural resources found on the Channel islands influence the culture of the Chumash? Archaeology meets technology in an activity designed for middle schoolers. After viewing West of The West's documentary Once...
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Once Upon a Time (Sa Hi Pa Ca): Lesson Plan 3 Lesson Plan

Once Upon a Time (Sa Hi Pa Ca): Lesson Plan 3

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
What was the most significant tool used by the Chumash? How did the environment make the tool possible? What group behaviors allowed the Chumash be be successful for thousands of years? After watching West of the West's documentary Once...
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Once Upon A Time (Saxipak’a): Lesson Plan 1 Lesson Plan

Once Upon A Time (Saxipak’a): Lesson Plan 1

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6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
As part of a study of the history of the Chumash on California's Channel Island chain, class members view the documentary Once Upon a Time, respond to discussion questions, and create a timeline for the different waves of migration.
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Once Upon A Time Video

Once Upon A Time

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12 mins 4th - 12th
Julie Tumamait-Stenslie, a Chumash Elder, narrates a documentary of the history of the Chumash people on Santa Cruz Island.
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Island Rotation: Lesson Plan 2 Lesson Plan

Island Rotation: Lesson Plan 2

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6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Why are Torrey pines only found in La Jolla, California and on Santa Rosa Island? Class members examine images of Torrey pines from these two locations, noting the similarities and differences, and then develop a demonstration model that...
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Island Rotation: Lesson Plan 1 Lesson Plan

Island Rotation: Lesson Plan 1

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4th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
How do scientists provide evidence to support the theories they put forth? What clues do they put together to create these theories? After watching West of the West's documentary Island Rotation class members engage in a series of...
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Arlington Springs Man Video

Arlington Springs Man

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9 mins 4th - 12th
Pigmy mammoths on the Channel Islands? Indeed. West of the West's Arlington Springs Man documents the history of the archeological digs on Santa Rosa Island and the discovery of human and mammoth bones that challenge the once popular...
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Arlington Springs Man: Lesson Plan 4 Lesson Plan

Arlington Springs Man: Lesson Plan 4

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5th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
West of the West's documentary Arlington Springs Man introduces viewers to the remarkable finds on Santa Rosa Island. Archaeologist have discovered on this small island that is part of the Channel island chain, human and pygmy mammoth...
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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island Video
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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

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18 mins 4th - 12th
The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island documents the story of Juana Maria (the name given her by the padres of the Santa Barbara mission) who spent 18 years alone on the most remote island of the Channel Islands chain.
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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: Lesson Plan 3 Lesson Plan
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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: Lesson Plan 3

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4th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Should researchers be able to excavate, examine, and remove Native American artifacts from historic sites? Should companies be permitted to build on sacred Native American land? After watching West of the West's documentary, The Lone...
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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: Lesson Plan 2 Lesson Plan
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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: Lesson Plan 2

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7th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
After watching West of the West's documentary The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, class members imagine how Juana Maria/Karana may have felt about living alone on the island for 18 years and craft a blackout poem or a narrative in her...
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A Time Capsule of a Lost Early California Lifestyle Lesson Plan

A Time Capsule of a Lost Early California Lifestyle

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4th - 6th
CCSS: Designed
After viewing The Last Roundup, a documentary that examines the transitioning of Santa Rosa from a privately owned island to a National Park, class members adopt the point of view of Tim Vail, a member of the family that once owned the...
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The Last Roundup Video

The Last Roundup

Lesson Planet
16 mins 4th - 12th
The issues raised by the transitioning of Santa Rosa Island from privately owned to a National Park are explored in a short, poignant documentary that weaves together vintage family photos and videos with interviews with a member of the...
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The Legendary King of San Miguel: Lesson Plan 3 - Grades 9-12 Lesson Plan

The Legendary King of San Miguel: Lesson Plan 3 - Grades 9-12

Lesson Planet
9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
The documentary, The Legendary King of San Miguel Island, introduces the fascinating tale of Herb Lester, his family, and their life on San Miguel Island. Viewers have an opportunity to expand their study of the island and of Lester's...
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