The document discusses a planned 4th grade field trip to the Jensen-Alvarado Historic Ranch and Museum. It outlines the standards and objectives covered, including how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places. The materials, planning, and activities for the trip are also described, including touring the farm, making tortillas and butter, doing laundry, and writing an essay about how the experience influenced their understanding of life on a rancho.

1. Jensen-Alvarado Historic
Ranch and Museum
• By: Maria Yanez
• Grade: 4th
• Date: 14 March 2013

2. Introduction
 In class we have been discussing how who
lived Presidios, Missions, Ranchos and
Pueblos. we also discussed how culture and
experience influence the way people view
place and region.
 The field trip will give the students a hands
on experience in how people lived in
ranchos.

3. Standards and objectives
State Standard National Geography
History–Social Science Standards
 4.2 Students describe the  Places and Regions
social, political, cultural, and
economic life and interactions How culture and
among people of California
from the pre-Columbian
experience influence
societies to the Spanish people’s perception
mission and Mexican rancho of places and region.
periods
 5. Describe the daily lives of the
people, native and
nonnative, who occupied the
presidios,
missions, ranchos, and pueblos

4. Materials and planning
Lunch and water bottle
Backpacks, cell phones, and cameras not
allowed
Filed trip will be about two hr. and forty-five
min.
Students should dress appropriate for weather
Payment is due at arrival($5 per
child, teacher, or adult)

5. Activities
 Farm Implements
 “Discuss crops grown on
the ranch …technology
available, and irrigation
systems.”
 Feed the animals
 Students will have an
opportunity to meet and
feed the animals.

6. Activities
• Tortillas and butter
– students will make their
own tortilla and butter.
The tortillas will be
cooked in a wood stove.
• Launder and Ice cream
• House and Museum
Tour

7. Closing Activity
• For homework each student will right a short
assay about their experience and how it
influenced their perception of the ranch, and
what they learned (about the land and how it
was used).
• And have a class discussion.