The Gold Rush!

It appears from my poll that the Gold Rush has been covered a multitude of times! Of course, we all know why - it's fun! So, here's my list of resources for teaching the Gold Rush for next time!

Web sites of Interest:

• Gold Rush Web site - everything you need to know!
• The Gold Rush - more of everything you need to know from PBS.
• The Gold Rush Museum.

Fun Stuff:

• Uncle JimStones® Mining Kit- Gems 
• Children's Dig & Play Pyrite Gold Nuggets Excavation Set *Fun and Educational Geological Excavation Kit, Gold Rush.
• Activities and puzzles from the Boy Scouts on Gold Rush.
• Make some recipes from the Gold Rush days!
• Sing a song from the Gold Rush days.
• Gold Rush Color Pages created by Cindy Downes (Scroll down the page) 

Books To Read:

• Gold Fever!: Tales from the California Gold Rush
• The California Gold Rush: (Landmark Book).
• Chang's Paper Pony (I Can Read) by Eleanor Coerr.