Gold Rush
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Gold Rush Alaska : Discovery Channel
In the face of the economic meltdown, determined men risk everything to strike it rich mining for gold in the wilds of the far north. Todd and Jack Hoffman, the Schnabel family and the Dakota Boys are all in search of the American dream and a new frontier.
Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park - Activities Lesson Plans (U.S. National Park Service)
Looking for a supplemental activity to round out your lesson plan about the Klondike Gold Rush? The following activities were designed by instructors for instructors limited by time and resources. The activities appeal to a wide range of learning styles and meet many Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements. These activities make use of writing skills, reading, math, art, and physical education.
Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories | EDSITEment
Activity 1. The Klondike/Alaska Gold Rush: Background for Students Show your students, in order, the following photographs from the University of Washington Digital Collections , a link from the EDSITEment resource Links to the Past . Have them brainstorm what each image reveals about the Klondike/Alaska Gold Rush. Tell students they will be gathering images and information (often from first-hand sources) about the Klondike/Alaska Gold Rush as research for writing original stories of historical fiction. Provide some background from Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park , an online exhibit of The National Park Service , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website Links to the Past .