Jan 16 -California's Gold

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all again!  Today in class we will be talking about and starting our California's Gold Project!  This project is fun and will have us examining a little bit about the history and fun places that can be found around our state.  I can't wait to see the ideas and places that you decide to check out.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

• Research and map the directions to points of interest in California with the use of Google Maps

Agenda:

1. History Today
1. Prompt: California Places
2. Where are some of the most interesting, fun, exciting, places you have been to in California? Explain.
2. California's Gold- Quicksilver Episode
1. A tour of a local Historical landmark (Get to know your backyard!)
2. We will only be watching a portion of this video.  You may choose to watch the remainder on your own.
3. Google Classroom -California's Gold
1. Introduce Project & begin work
1. Find 8 places to visit (two for each region we researched). One place is your choice, the other place will come from the list of California Historical Landmarks (See links below)
2. Complete the fields of the table for each place you "discover" around California.
1. You will use Google Maps for your task.
2. Select a place/town/city within each region (pick one with a place that has some type of tourist attraction or famous place)
3. Using Google maps find the distance and time to that city from Leland H.S. (use the “directions” tab on google maps to get this info)
4. Take a screen capture of the google maps driving instructions
3. Online article with List of 50 California Historical Landmarks
4. Also, you can search California Historical Landmarks by county.
2. Begin 'Greatest Road Trip of All Time' (Work on this will happen Friday)
1. You will create the ultimate 800 - 1,500 miles summer road trip with your table group. 
2. Choose three choice locations and three historical locations to create your trip. 
3. Your table group will need to print out a copy of your road trip and be prepared to discuss it with class.
4. Tool: Road Trip Planner

Homework:

1. Current Event #2 due January 20
2. Current Event #3 due January 28
3. North America Map Test January 28

That's all for the day folks!  I can't wait to see you all again and hope that you had fun starting this project today!  Take care and have a great evening!