Pre-Visit Essays, Lessons & Activities for Teachers
Content Include:

Essay:
Mission San Juan Capistrano's Guardians
Essay:
The Acjachemen Nation
Activity:
The Acjachemen Language
Activity:
Create Your Own Acjachemen Name
Activity:
Our Kin the Acjachemen Word Scramble
Lesson:
The Food Web
Activity:
Food Chain Worksheet
Activity: Food Chain Nature Cards
Essay:
California's Spanish Explorers
Lesson:
Navigating California's Coast
Activity:
Making a Compass (Physical Science)
Activity:
Can You Map It? (Geography)
Activity:
Daily Life on Board Explorer's Ship (English/Creative Writing)
Activity:
Spanish Explorers: Impact of Ocean Currents & Wind Patterns (Earth Science)
Activity:
Math and Navigation (Mathematics)
Activity:
Recruiting Extreme Explorers (Visual Arts)
Essay:
New Spain's Franciscans
Lesson: Branding is Forever
Activity:
Branding is Forever
Activity:
Make Your Own Brand
Activity:
How to Read Brands
Activity:
Read That Cattle Brand

Field Trip Activities
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Contents and Points of Interest

MSI Mission San Juan Capistrano Investigation

Investigate the Ruins of the Great Stone Church

Investigate Smelly Feet

Investigate the Dead

Investigate San Juan's First People

Investigate the Disgusting

Investigate the Beauty

Post-Visit Lessons and Activities
Content Include:

Activity:
Don't Be Clueless Crossword Puzzle
Activity:
Vocabulary Game
Activity:
Word Scramble
Essay:
California's Rancho Economy
Lesson:
The Story of Trader Richard Henry Dana
Lesson:
Trading in California
Activity:
Trade Worksheet