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Curated OER

Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students 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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Klondike Fever

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners consider the geographical aspects of the gold rush. In this gold lesson, students research just what gold is and where it has been found. Learners create maps that highlight the regions of the world where gold has been found and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Gold Rush: Guided Writing and Publication

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils 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.