Integrated Studies In The Elementary Classroom

Boom or Bust? Economic Factors Impacting Decisions During the Gold Rush of 1849

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Curriculum Embedded Task

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)

Author

Linda L. Crocker

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Subject

History / Social Studies

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Other

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Grade Level Span

Elementary (K-5)

In this module, the Gold Rush time period in American History will be analyzed through the lens of the economic concepts of choice, opportunity cost, and positive and negative incentives.