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Activity 2: 8th Grade Social Studies ** [3.06 ** Describe and evaluate the geographic, economic, and social implications of the North Carolina Gold Rush.] ** Topic: North Carolina **** Gold Rush ** I would like my students to learn how the first gold nugget was found in Little Meadow Creek, Cabarrus County, NC and the other neighboring counties that it was found in. I would like students to have a full understanding of how gold-mining started in North Carolina and the effects for the state from that point on. Students will go to interactive sites or informational sites (like below) which gives the picture and location for the first gold nugget found in North Carolina. The same week, we will have a field trip to the North Carolina Museum of History and I will be able to determine what they have learned by asking them to find the location of the first gold discovery in North Carolina on the map at the museum after the tour. [] []