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The Frontier West

Grade Level:
8
Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
The Mining Game
Objective:
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I can:
1. Summarize the roles played by the 3 major groups of people who settled the Frontier West in the second half of the 1800’s.
2. Analyze a map of natural resources to choose 10 mines that I think will produce a precious metal
Prep:
Tables moved in groups of three, textbooks made available, random selection of groups done through handing out color-coded, natural resource coded tags as students enter the room.
Materials:
Powerpoint key of classification activity. Table tags and tags for students for grouping. List of the mines and how much they made.
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