The Oregon Trail. This web site is brought to you by teachers Michael Trinklein and Steven Boettcher, creators of The Oregon Trail, the award-winning documentary film which aired nationally on PBS.
During the three years we spent researching the film, we found lots of great material we thought would be great for teachers and home schoolers--so we built this this site to make it all available. Enjoy the adventure! Copyright c. 2012 by Boettcher+Trinklein Inc. EyeWitness To The Old West. Six Sets of Gold Rush Lesson Plans. Personally, I don't care for it, but I've heard a lot of students talk about Discovery's television show Gold Rush Alaska.
That gave me the idea for this list of lesson plans for teaching about the original gold rushes in North America. The National Parks Service offers fifteen lesson plans about the Klondike Gold Rush. The lessons are designed for use with students in grades two through eight. You can view the lessons online or download them as PDFs. The lessons are combination of online and offline activities.