Cabarrus+County


 * "Fields" of Gold **

__Anticipatory__ I would like to hand out small nuggets of gold to each student. Students will briefly reflect on where the first gold was discovered in the US (right here in NC!), and make historical inferences about gold discoveries in the world. Students will then break into groups of four and research about Cabarrus County.

__Fieldtrip!__ The class will engage in a fieldtrip to the Reed Gold Mine, located in Cabarrus County, where gold was first discovered. I will explain that the gold mine is a North Carolina Historical site. We will particularly study tunnels and underground railroads located in the mine.

__Assessment__ Upon arrival to the classroom, groups will create a map of the Reed Gold Mine. The map can include the daily travels of a Cabarrus gold miner from home to the gold mine, the route of the actual gold mine which includes tunnels and railroads, based on their observations from the fieldtrip,. The map will assess what students learned about the gold discovery in the Reid Gold Mine of Cabarrus County.

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2359?ref=search http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/apr2004/index.html