Simon & Schuster
Classroom Activities for The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Three activities are designed for readers of Jack London's The Call of the Wild. First, class members research and create posters that reflect the setting of the novel. Next, groups create posters with images that represent each chapter...
K12 Reader
Missing Nouns
Scholars use nouns from a word bank to complete sentences in a fill-in-the-blank instructional activity that tells a tale about the California Gold Rush.
Avi Writer
Hard Gold: Teaching Guide
Designed for Hard Gold, a novel in Avi's I Witness series, this teaching guide includes a summary of the story and information about the writer as well as chapter-by-chapter vocabulary lists, text-based reading questions, activities,...
Curated OER
Africa: Economics And Change
Students examine the gold-mining industry in Africa. In this geography skills instructional activity, students watch "Africa: Economics and Change," investigate the challenges of working in mines, research attributes and production of...
Curated OER
How is Gold Found in the Ground?
Fourth graders participate in a series of activities designed to simulate mining for gold. They pan for "gold" and create a safe tunnel.
Curated OER
Nevada Mines 1850-1880
Students explore the Nevada mining of 1850-1880. In this history lesson, students investigate the Comstock Lode and examine the mining tools that were used to search for silver and gold.
Curated OER
Gold Mine
Learners investigate gold. In this gold panning lesson, students demonstrate the process of mining through an experiment using two boxes of sand. Learners design a safe way to mine gold.
Curated OER
Days of '49: "I've Been Toiling Hard for the Last Two And a Half Years"
Learners trace the stages of gold mining in California. They discuss the life of a gold miner and how the discovery of gold influenced towns and cities in California during the 1949 Gold Rush.