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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Jack London's White Fang: Nature and Culture Detectives

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore images of the Klondike and read Jack London's White Fang to become culture and nature detectives. In this novel analysis lesson, students analyze the setting of the novel and the ways London portrays nature and culture....
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Mysterious 36

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mysterious 36 were a group of men who went to the Yukon to prospect for gold at the time of the Klondike rush. They were looking for other strikes, however, that they might produce a rich claim. They became known as the Mysterious 36...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: As Precious as Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
"As Precious as Gold," is an online exhibit from the National Postal Museum which explores the rich history of the Alaskan/Klondike gold rushes. Find stories on extraordinary women, the trails, the Palm Sunday avalanche, the U.S. Postal...
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Activity
University of Washington

Klondike Gold Rush: The Perilous Journey North

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-understand exhibit highlights the stampeders' journey north to the Klondike gold fields.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Klondike Gold Rush

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Klondike Gold Rush," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Other

Klondike Kate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Biographical information on "Klondike Kate" Ryan who played a role in Canadian history by becoming the first female gold inspector during the Klondike gold rush. She was also a nurse, political figure, and business woman.