The Gold Rush Week 4Day 12: Scavenger Hunt (60 minutes) Objective Students will be able to identify

and describe the items that are needed to find gold during the time of the Gold Rush in California. Standards CCSSRI: 1. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. CSSCS 4.3 Students explain the economic, social and political life in California from the Gold Rush3. Analyze the effects of the Gold Rush on settlements, on daily life, politics, and the physical environment. CSSCS 4.4 Students explain how CA became an economic and industrial power tracing the transformation of the CA economy as well as the political and social development since the 1850s.2. Explain how the Gold Rush transformed the economy of CA including the types of products produced and consumed, changes in towns (Sacramento, San Francisco) and economic conflicts between diverse groups of people. ISTE 3: Research and Information Fluency ISTE 4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Preparation To prepare for this lesson, you will need to give direct instruction to the class what a scavenger hunt is. This will include finding the facts about the topic of the Gold Rush and that those facts would then need to be hunted for in a strategic way in order to complete the assignment. Then, the students will need to be directed to find those facts on the computer and in groups of 2 or three, they will need to create the list of the words used in the scavenger hunt once the facts are collected.

Finally, you will need to have the student groupings and the computer schedule readily available, so the class time will run smoothly. The computer time will entail looking for information as well as creating list of answers found in a word doc.

Materials Class set of computers Teacher computer attached to document camera Gold Rush Scavenger Hunt worksheet (student and teacher copy attached below) Guided Instruction The beginning of this lesson should begin by reviewing the ways the natural environment was affected by searching and mining for gold during the Gold Rush in California. Utilize pages 240-241 in the Reflections text. Then, describe what a scavenger hunt is. Maybe tell a story about a party where groups of children go house to house in search of a prescribed list of items. They have to fill in the answers or check items off the list once they are found. This step could also serve as an anticipatory set. Then, once students understand what a Scavenger Hunt is, pass out the worksheet and review in detail the expectations of the class assignment. Independent Activity Students will complete an on-line scavenger hunt. Topic will specifically detail ways gold mining effected the natural environment in the area. Students will then need to locate the websites, articles and videos that will be needed to complete the information for the scavenger hunt. Then they will create the answer list in a word doc. Homework For homework this evening, students should complete the classwork and share with an adult what they learned regarding the effects on the land during the Gold Rush because of the mining. ! !

Name: _______________ Gold Rush Scavenger Hunt

Rocker Levi Straus California Shovel

#: ____

Panning Egg!

1. Go to this link: http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-notknow-about-the-california-gold-rush This articles topic is about things you may not know about the Gold Rush. Once you locate the article find #6 which says, Prospecting for Gold was a Very Costly Enterprise. What does is say costs equivalent to $25.00 in todays money? Write the answer on the line belowyou may refer to the word bank.

_______________________ Now look at #7. Who does the article say was one of the biggest mercantile successes during the Gold Rush? Mark your answer on the line below.

______________________ Add any other interesting facts you found in this article. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

2. Watch this video about the Gold Rush: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi9i4agGmkw This is short video about the California Gold Rush. Pay special attention to the information regarding how to find gold. What does the video say was the simplest method used to find gold? Write your answer on the line belowyou may refer to the word bank. _____________________________ What was the second method mentioned for finding gold described as a box-like contraption? Write your answer below _____________________________ Add any other interesting facts that you discovered about the Gold Rush in the video. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ! ! 3. Now go to this article: Westward Expansion: California Gold Rush http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/california_go ld_rush.php What was a supply mentioned that miners needed? Mark your answer below. __________________________ Look at the Fast Facts section of the writing. What does the article say is the 31st state of the United States, admitted in 1950? Write your answer below. _________________________ **Use the back of this paper to note any other interesting facts you discovered.

Name: Teacher Copy Gold Rush Scavenger Hunt

Rocker Levi Straus California Shovel

#: ____

Panning Egg!

2. Go to this link: http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-notknow-about-the-california-gold-rush This articles topic is about things you may not know about the Gold Rush. Once you locate the article find #6 which says, Prospecting for Gold was a Very Costly Enterprise. What does is say costs equivalent to $25.00 in todays money? Write the answer on the line belowyou may refer to the word bank.

Egg__________ Now look at #7. Who does the article say was one of the biggest mercantile successes during the Gold Rush? Mark your answer on the line below.

Levi Straus_______ Add any other interesting facts you found in this article. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

2. Watch this video about the Gold Rush: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi9i4agGmkw This is short video about the California Gold Rush. Pay special attention to the information regarding how to find gold. What does the video say was the simplest method used to find gold? Write your answer on the line belowyou may refer to the word bank. Panning _____ What was the second method mentioned for finding gold described as a box-like contraption? Write your answer below Rocker______ Add any other interesting facts that you discovered about the Gold Rush in the video. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ! ! 3. Now go to this article: Westward Expansion: California Gold Rush http://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/california_go ld_rush.php What was a supply mentioned that miners needed? Mark your answer below. Shovel_____ Look at the Fast Facts section of the writing. What does the article say is the 31st state of the United States, admitted in 1950? Write your answer below. California______ **Use the back of this paper to note any other interesting facts you discovered.