Inquiry

What was the Gold Rush ?


Resources for Inquiry

  1. Textbook
      • Pages 180 – 183

  2. Library Books
      • Children of the Gold Rush – the entire library book 
      • The Klondike Gold Rush – the entire library book
      • Gold Rush Fever – the entire library book

  3. Websites
  4. Videos
(Start video at .27; stop at 2.27.)
Barkerville was a town that grew during the Gold Rush.  It is now a tourist attraction.
This shows one way people separated the gold from the gravel during the Gold Rush.

Notebook



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 Digging Deeper


You may find this library book interesting:


  • A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron.

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