Event-Based
Science is a new way to teach middle
school science. It is an award-winning,
standards-based program in which
newsworthy events establish the relevance
of science topics; authentic tasks create
the need-to-know more about those topics;
and lively interviews, photographs, Web
pages, and inquiry-based science
activities create a desire to know more
about those topics.
Gold
Rush! is an Event-Based Science module
about rocks and minerals. It uses the 1848
discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in the
California territory, to establish the
context for the study.
The task in
Gold
Rush! places students in the roles of
partners in a mining company. Students
will acquire then use their knowledge of
rocks and minerals to analyze data from
abandoned mines and choose one for their
company to reopen.
As with all Event-Based
Science modules, much of the information that
students need is provided in the pages of Gold
Rush!. However, more information is needed.
Information about rocks, minerals, and modern
mining operations will add to the authenticity of
your study.
Below are some World-Wide Web
sites where that information is available. Click on
the highlighted words and be linked with sites
where helpful information can be found.
A "pdf" file containing web
sites, books, material lists, and correlations with
National Science Education
Standards.
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Links to Gold Rush!
related WEB Sites
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on the day of the last update.)
Discovery
of Gold in California
This archival document by Gen. John A. Sutter
(along with enough graphics to paint the
picture) could be a good starting point for kids
studying the Gold Rush and Westward Expansion.
Posted by the Museum of the City of San
Francisco, the site offers easy links to related
articles like: "An Eyewitness to the Gold
Discovery," "Dramatic Impact of the Gold
Discovery," "Gold Rush and Anti-Chinese Race
Hatred," and a series of Gold Rush
chronologies.
Our
Gold Rush Community
Created by students and staff of Deer Creek
School in Nevada City, this web site tells about
the rich gold rush history of this California
community. Students can explore the people,
community, mining, and transportation of the
Gold Rush era as well as view photos and a
timeline. This is an outstanding example of
collaborative learning, coordinated by teacher
C. Mendenhall.
WWW
Chemistry Guide - a comprehensive collection of
annotated links for chemists and researchers involved in
organic, biochemical, computational, medicinal and/or
other chemistry research. We hope the links we have
provided here will help you to locate the information you
are looking for quickly and easily.
Kinross
Gold Corporation Kinross is a
world-class gold company based in Canada. It
is the fourth largest gold producer in North
America and the eighth largest in the world.
Eldorado
Gold Corporation based in Vancouver,
Canada, is an international gold producing
company active in development and exploration.
Eldorado Gold Corp. has mines in Turkey, China
and Brazil.
The
Periodic Table of the Elements from ChemiCool An
up-to-date periodic table with detailed but easy to
understand information. The site also has a Chemistry
Dictionary, Chemistry Tools, Resources.
Gold
Rush! is an Event-Based Science module
about rocks and minerals. It uses the 1848
discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in the
California territory, to establish the
context for the study. 
Click
here to use Google News to search and
browse 4,500 continuously updated news
sources for breaking news about mining,
rocks, and minerals.
