Critical Thinking with Alice - Grade 8

Gold Rush
Content Standard Correlation:
National Social Science Standard for World History, grades 5-12, Era 7 Standard 5B
Compare the consequences of encounters between European migrants and indigenous peoples in such regions as the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Siberia. [Compare and contrast differing values and institutions]

Californa History-Social Science Content Standards, Grade 8, Standard 8.8.2 - Students analyze the divergent paths of the American people in the West from 1800 to the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced: describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny.

Interdisciplinary Theme Correlation: Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework, Global Awareness

Teacher Directions: Gold Rush Teacher Directions Critical Thinking document (see #4 on Teacher Directions)

Primary Source Documents:
Primary Source Document: Totuya and Bunnell

Background Information and World Connections:
Introduction Video, Yosemite - Two Points of View

Student Tutorial Directions:
Gold Rush Directions

Sample Alice World:

Gold Rush Alice World.a2w

Customized Gallery and Other File Downloads:
Create a customized gallery file folder called GoldRush and place it in the gallery folder of the Alice application (see Teacher Directions.pdf). Suggested objects to place in the GoldRush gallery folder: (duplicate and move these object from the online Old West gallery folder, Environments, and others, and place into your customized GoldRush folder, or download from here)

Buffalo.a2c, BuffaloCarcass.a2c, BuffaloDkBrown.a2c, canoe.a2c, Cowboy.a2c, hawk.a2c, Horse.a2c, Man.a2c, NativeAmerican.a2c, NativeGirl.a2c, OldWestTerrain.a2c, Revolver.a2c, Saloon.a2c, Sheriff.a2c, Teepee.a2c, Tomahawk.a2c, Wagon.a2c, WagonWithOx.a2c, WestGirl.a2c. Also download a copy of the directory_Thumbnail.png file below, and place it in the customized GoldRush gallery folder. This will serve as the picture for the file folder for this GoldRush gallery folder.

gold_rush_example.a2w, directory_Thumbnail.png, GUNSHUT.mp3, HORSE1.WAV, Horserun.wav, HorseWhinny.wav, IndianChants.WAV, Gun.aiff

Links to Student-Created Worlds:
GoldRushDave.mp4, GoldRUshDave.a2w, GoldRushJerry.mp4, GoldRushLaura.mp4, GoldRush Laura.a2w, GoldRushMissi.mp4, GoldRushMissi.a2w