Student Projects

Rhyolite A Whisper from the Past

In this project students are learning about the colorful history of Rhyolite Nevada, one of Nevada's most impressive ghost towns. In 1908 Rhyolite was the 3rd largest town in Nevada with a population of over 8,000 people. Click here for more Rhyolite info. Students are also posting to a  Rhyolite Blog

Letters Home

After learning about Rhyolite student's pretended that they were miners/prospectors new to Rhyolite. Listen to their stories. All podcasts are in .wma format  

Clint L
Michael S
Jenna S
Cinthia H
Karli P

Visualizing the West in Words and Images Display Board Project 
 

Fantastic Work!


Lauren

 


Evginy


Brittany W
 


Micah R


Student Videos


"Lucky Miners" by Clint and Miles


"Delirious Prospector" by  Michael

"Falling In a Mine"


Cynthia H



Jonathon J


James


 Jenny L


Shellamie C