Social Studies Practice Book / Summary Pages
Chapter 5: Gold Rush
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Gold Rush Folder
*Supply Sheet of price comparisons
*Important Figures Tree Map: President Polk, Sam Brannen, James Marshall, John Sutter (powerpoint)
*Cause / Effect Map: 4 cause/4 effects from the above power points
*4 mining methods flip up: rocker, panning, hydraulic, long tom (see links below)
*Miner's Life: challenges, Foreign Miner's Tax, boomtowns, ghosttowns (see links below)
*3 routes to California: Cape Horn, overland, Panama isthmus (see links below)
*Important Figures Tree Map: President Polk, Sam Brannen, James Marshall, John Sutter (powerpoint)
*Cause / Effect Map: 4 cause/4 effects from the above power points
*4 mining methods flip up: rocker, panning, hydraulic, long tom (see links below)
*Miner's Life: challenges, Foreign Miner's Tax, boomtowns, ghosttowns (see links below)
*3 routes to California: Cape Horn, overland, Panama isthmus (see links below)
Routes to CA:
goldrushofcalifornia.weebly.com/travel-routes.html
goldrushofcalifornia.weebly.com/travel-routes.html
Gold Mining Information:
Miner's Life: Add challenges of a miner's life (discrimination), Foreign Miner's Tax, Boomtowns, Ghosttowns
Gold Rush Test Study Guide: Test on Wednesday, May 29th
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Chapter 4: Mexican Era
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Chapter 3: California Mission Era
California Missions Information:
kids.kiddle.co/Spanish_missions_in_California#Shelved_plans_for_additional_mission_chains
kids.kiddle.co/Spanish_missions_in_California#Shelved_plans_for_additional_mission_chains
Study Guide, quiz Friday, 3/15
docs.google.com/document/d/1IcoKaQcbyTboTC6814c0SgGJ8hXVIpmaqqTnfMA0VDY/edit?usp=sharing
docs.google.com/document/d/1IcoKaQcbyTboTC6814c0SgGJ8hXVIpmaqqTnfMA0VDY/edit?usp=sharing
Chapter 2: Native Californians
Native American Group Project:
Project Directions:
docs.google.com/document/d/1_4unvOCuequIPJLYzI4_sPWASqsB6gMCKsklYeTNKLI/edit?usp=sharing
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Basic Information on California Native Americans
1. Social Studies Fact Cards: California Indians 2. Map of California Native Californians Territory 3. Basic info on California Native Americans 4. Info on Native Americans on Kidinfo.com (info on Cahuilla, Chumash, and Maidu) Maidu Tribe 1. Student made website on the Maidu 2. Maidu Culture 3. Maidu - California Indian Tribes Chumash Tribe 1. Santa Ynez Chumash 2. Santa Baraba Musuem of Natural History: Chumash Life 3. Facts for Kids: Chumash Indians 4. Chumash Indian Tribe Costanoan/Ohlone Tribe 1. Wornick Ohlone Native American website 2. Kidport: Ohlone Tribe 3. History - Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe |
Wintu Tribe
1. Wintu: food 2. Website on the Wintu: Who we are Shasta Tribe 1. Shasta Indian Nation: Our Story 2. Shasta Indians 3. What-When-How: Shatsa Miwok Tribe 1. Student made site about the Miwok tribe 2. Who are the Miwok Indians? Cahuilla Tribe 1. Cahuilla Indians 2. Cahuilla facts for kids |
Chapter One: California Geography and Regions
Magic Book Example/Answer Key:
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Magic Book Regions Directions - Due 10/3:
The inside of your magic book needs details about each of the four regions of California. Using Chapter 1 from your Social Studies Book, your summary pages, and the Regions Fact Sheet from today, you must describe each region's:
*major cities: Give at least one city in each region; include Los Angeles, Sacramento, Huntington Beach, San Francisco, and Palm Springs in appropriate regions
*climate(typical weather) - make sure to describe winter and summer if that information is given
*location (how would you describe its location? for example, the coast is bordered by the Pacific Ocean)
*industries/resources (types of jobs/land use) - give at least three resources/industries per region
*wildlife (plants / animals that are there naturally) - give at least two plants/animals from each region
*landforms (what it looks like - canyons, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, flat grasslands, etc)- give one minimum landform for desert/central valley, and two minimum landforms for coast/mountain regions.
The magic book should NOT be in complete sentences. The charts are an organizer for the main details about each region.
The inside of your magic book needs details about each of the four regions of California. Using Chapter 1 from your Social Studies Book, your summary pages, and the Regions Fact Sheet from today, you must describe each region's:
*major cities: Give at least one city in each region; include Los Angeles, Sacramento, Huntington Beach, San Francisco, and Palm Springs in appropriate regions
*climate(typical weather) - make sure to describe winter and summer if that information is given
*location (how would you describe its location? for example, the coast is bordered by the Pacific Ocean)
*industries/resources (types of jobs/land use) - give at least three resources/industries per region
*wildlife (plants / animals that are there naturally) - give at least two plants/animals from each region
*landforms (what it looks like - canyons, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, flat grasslands, etc)- give one minimum landform for desert/central valley, and two minimum landforms for coast/mountain regions.
The magic book should NOT be in complete sentences. The charts are an organizer for the main details about each region.
EdPuzzle Videos on California Regions and Geography
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