The California Gold Rush, Environmental Harm and Health Consequences of MiningEssential Questions - How do new ideas change the way people live? How did the gold rush and Mormons affect the West? How did the discovery of gold help California? To what extent did mining for gold and other precious metals and minerals contaminate the environment (water, soil, air and food supply) causing illness, disease, irreparable harm and premature death?Lesson Components Include:- Lesson Plan (8 pages)- Califo