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A Supplemental Lesson for 4th Grade Social
Studies
- California
Missions
A
Treasure Hunt
- lesson by
- Barbara
Garrison
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- Introduction
On a summer day in 1769 in the
Spanish territory of California, the first permanent Catholic mission was
established in San Diego. By 1823 there were 21 missions stretching along the
California coast from San Diego to San Francisco. The development of towns and
cities in California is linked to the locations of the missions. Riding
horseback, a traveler could just make it from one mission to the next in a
day's ride. In this lesson you will tour the missions and collect answers to
questions for an information treasure hunt.
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- The
Assignment
- There are two mission tour
treasure hunts to choose from. In Tour A you will visit the California
Missions and answer questions about each one. In Tour B you will visit a
typical California mission modeled after Mission San Juan Capistrano and
answer questions about that mission. You may choose to do one tour or to
do both of them. In both of the tours the treasure you are seeking is
information about the missions.
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- Instructions:
Step-by-step
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- Step 1. Click here for directions
for California
Missions: Tour A
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- Step 2. Click here for directions
for A Typical
Mission Tour: Tour B
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Your teacher will check for these
things:
How you follow directions and
use the Internet
Your copy of the treasure hunt
answers
The State of California History /
Social Science Standards for Grade 4:
4.2
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