1849 California Gold Rush Thematic Unit

I created 5 downloadable worksheets and a sample flier for our"trip". Have I ever mentioned how much I love the free educational materials on the internet?

Day 1	Math	-General Goods Word Problems worksheet
	Language Arts	·         Receive flier and journal. ·         Decide how you will travel to California and explain why. *Do LA first today*
	Science	Lesson on mining
Day 2	Math	·           Worksheet ·         http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_4.php
	LA	·         Journal entry editing
	History/ Social Studies	·         James Marshall discovery and spread of news. Discuss why Sutter did not want the news to spread. Discuss Sam Brannan’s business sense.
Day 3	Math	·        Worksheet ·         http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_4.php
	LA	·         The 6 Cs of Primary Source Analysis
	Science	·         Hydraulic mining and the effects Link broken
Day 4	Math	·         Travel times, then and now. Calculate time from San Francisco to Coloma by foot and horse vs train and car now.
	LA	·         Writing prompt "What job would you choose if you lived here in 1849"
	History	·         Use Hangtown (Placerville) to discuss the lack of government law enforcement. ·          Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of vigilantism. Use Batman and Anonymous as examples.
Day 5	Art	·         Sun bonnets
	Movie	·         PBS The Gold Rush
Day 6	Math	·         Ciphering Lesson Link broken
	LA	·         Prefix Game Link broken
	History	·         Timeline puzzle. Print the timeline (Resources link at the top, then timeline) and cut into strips.
Day 7	Math	·       Worksheet ·         http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_4.php
	LA	·         Strike it Rich game
	Science	·         All about Au worksheet
Day 8	Math	·         Theres gold in them thar hills worksheet
	LA	·         Homonym worksheet ·         Gold Rush Cross Word
	History	·         Anti-Chinese history
Day 9	Math	·           Worksheet ·         http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_4.php
	LA	·         Name your own Boomtown. Create a flier to entice prospectors to visit your town. HINT: Services such as hotels, laundry, and dining!
	Science	·         Density experiment
Day 10	Trip	·         Camping in Coloma

Additional information link    http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-goldrush.html