The document outlines a 4th grade lesson plan on the California Gold Rush that includes an introduction, sessions on gold rush characters, a recess, a gold rush game, panning for gold, earning and spending gold, and a wrap up. It also provides population statistics for California before and during the gold rush, noting a large increase in immigrants between 1846 and 1855. Finally, it lists important people who were involved in or impacted by the California Gold Rush.