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Welcome Teachers to this page personalized for this project just for you!-
Introduction- This intro is basically for you; the teachers to undertsand more.The California Gold Rush is one of the most significant events in California history. The Gold Rush had brung people from all over the world in search of gold.It all began with John Sutter, a Swiss emigrant who had arrived in California in 1839. He had become a Mexican citizen and received a land grant of 50,000 acres in Sacramento Valley. He had built Sutter's Fort at the site of what is now present day Sacramento. At Sutter's Fort, Sutter developed farming and other businesses. Sutter's Fort had become a rest station for travelers and immigrants to California. Though, in 1847 John Sutter hired James Marshall to build a saw mill at a site named the Coloma. On January 4th, 1848, James Marshall had picked up a piece of metal at the mill that had looked like gold. Marshall took the metal to Sutter. They then tested it and confirmed that it was gold.
Learners- This project was made only for students in grades 6-8.
Process- Please use the original instructions given to you on the students process page and give the student a real example of the student you may have created on your own {provide examples for your student}. 1) Make sure the students know alot about the westward expansion then begin telling them about the California Gold Rush (it would be a good time to being uo the student introduction) 2) Introduce the project to the students and make sure they have a brief and firm understanding of what to do 3) Make sure no chaos occurs when students are selecting what project they want to do and who is in their groups {not including the poster (incase someone wants to work alone on it)} 4) Throughout the project ask students if they don't understand something or have a question (if there are any questions answer them with well manageable understandable answers)
Helpful Websites- http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/USAhistory/CalGoldRush/CalGoldRush.htm
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/home.html
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/westward.html
http://www.americanwest.com/pages/wexpansi.htm
http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/westexp.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/westward/index.cfm
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