Teacher’s Guide: Supplemental Texts Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Technology August 2020 9621 Reed Mine Road Midland, NC 28107 (704) 721-4653 | [email protected] Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube 0 Table of Contents Dear Educators .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Supplemental Texts ....................................................................................................................................... 5 A Brief History of Reed Gold Mine.......................................................................................................... 6 A Detailed History of Reed Gold Mine .................................................................................................... 7 The North Carolina Gold Rush ............................................................................................................... 11 “Boys, We’ve Got It!” ............................................................................................................................ 13 Language Arts ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Section I: Writing Prompts ..................................................................................................................... 14 Narrative Writing ................................................................................................................................ 15 Section II: Oral Tradition Stories ............................................................................................................ 16 Enslaved Labor in North Carolina Gold Mines .................................................................................. 17 Peter’s Nugget ..................................................................................................................................... 18 John Reed’s Values ............................................................................................................................. 19 The Missing Nugget ............................................................................................................................ 20 Rural Life at the Dawn of the 19th Century ......................................................................................... 21 Section III: Oral Tradition Vocabulary ................................................................................................... 22 Oral Tradition Vocabulary .................................................................................................................. 23 Oral Traditions Crossword Puzzle ...................................................................................................... 24 Oral Traditions Crossword Puzzle Answer Key ................................................................................. 25 Section IV: Newspaper ........................................................................................................................... 26 Newspaper Activity ............................................................................................................................ 27 Section V: Poetry .................................................................................................................................... 28 Golden Goose ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Gold! ................................................................................................................................................... 30 What is Gold? ..................................................................................................................................... 31 “What is Gold?” Quiz ......................................................................................................................... 32 “What is Gold?” Quiz Answer Key .................................................................................................... 33 Poetry Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................. 34 Poetry Word Search ............................................................................................................................ 35 Poetry Word Search Answer Key ....................................................................................................... 36 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................ 37 Section I: Expanded Notation and Written Numerals ............................................................................. 37 Expanded Notation and Written Numerals ......................................................................................... 38 1 Expanded Notation and Written Numerals Answer Key .................................................................... 39 Section II: Using Graphs and Charts ....................................................................................................... 40 Using Graphs and Charts .................................................................................................................... 41 Using Graphs and Charts Answer Key ............................................................................................... 43 Price of Gold ....................................................................................................................................... 45 Price of Gold Answer Key .................................................................................................................. 47 Section III: Stem and Leaf Graphs .......................................................................................................... 49 Stem and Leaf Graphs with Word Problems....................................................................................... 50 Stem and Leaf Graphs with Word Problems Answer Key ................................................................. 52 Section IV: Math Game .......................................................................................................................... 55 Secret Code ......................................................................................................................................... 56 Secret Code Answer Key .................................................................................................................... 57 Science ........................................................................................................................................................ 58 Section I: Formation of North Carolina Gold Deposits .......................................................................... 58 Formation of North Carolina Gold Deposits ....................................................................................... 59 Gold Matching Game .......................................................................................................................... 60 Gold Matching Game Answer Key ..................................................................................................... 61 Section II: Uses of Gold .......................................................................................................................... 62 Uses of Gold ....................................................................................................................................... 63 Uses of Gold Worksheet ..................................................................................................................... 64 Uses of Gold Worksheet Answer Key ................................................................................................ 65 Section III: Properties of Gold ................................................................................................................ 66 Properties of Gold ............................................................................................................................... 67 Properties of Gold Experiments .......................................................................................................... 68 Laboratory Data Sheets ....................................................................................................................... 69 Section IV: Amalgam ............................................................................................................................. 71 Amalgam ............................................................................................................................................. 72 Copper and Steel Experiment ............................................................................................................. 73 What Happened? ................................................................................................................................. 74 Social Studies .............................................................................................................................................. 75 Section I: Life of John Reed ................................................................................................................... 75 The Life of John Reed 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