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Boomtown Life
Students research California boomtowns. In this Western settlement lesson, students research the boomtown of California and create brochures that feature their research findings.
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Gold Rush Boomtowns
The 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.
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Boomtown
High schoolers view a series of films that explore evolving concepts of civil rights in America. They consider the civil rights of African-Americans, the aged and homosexuals. They discuss the films and complete worksheets.
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Boom Town/Gold Rush
Students discover the history of California by researching the Gold Rush. In this economics history instructional activity, students participate in a class discussion about the book Boom Town, and the value of gold in California. ...
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Advising China
Students express their opinions about how growth and modernization affect nations. Reading an article on China, they discuss the causes and effects of exponential growth in a single town. They research how China has changed by writing...
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Graphs involving Exponential Functions
In this algebra worksheet, students graph exponential functions and analyze it for growth and decay. There are 9 problems with an answer key.
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Skagway: Gateway to the Klondike
Students explore the impact of the Klondike Gold Rush on the development of Skagway, Alaska. Lesson can be used in units on western expansion, late 19th and early 20th-century commerce, and urban history.
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Fort Wayne's Industrial Girls
Eighth graders explore what life was like for Fort Wayne's "industrial girls." In this industrialization lesson, 8th graders discuss the conditions that the Indiana factory girls worked in as well as their backgrounds. Students also...
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Grid it, Map it
Students participate in designing a city layout using grids and coordinates. They work on a city space and create a grid on a life size layout on the gym floor.
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The Economics of Conflict
Seventh graders examine how economics can empower or disempowers people of a nation. In groups, they analyze how commodities for economic power have changed and the trends that might affect future empowerment. They describe Canada's...
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Group Portraits: Then and Now
Students use photographs to examine ship masters and shipyard workers. As a class, they explore other group portraits and discuss the information that can be found from the photos. As a group, they create their own group portrait mural.
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History 1 Word Search Puzzle
In this social studies worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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Spelling List 19: Sight Words, Long /o/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of words two times each. Words focus on long o, academic vocabulary and sight words.