Safety Lesson Plans

This lesson has learners tell the story of the migration of diverse groups to the United States using written narration and dance.  In this interdisciplinary creative expression lesson, learners view the work of selected choreographers and discuss how dance tells a story.  A research component allows the learners to collect data on selected populations to inspire written narrative stories and dances.

Students conduct oral history interviews and research primary resources to explain changes in immigration and migration over time.

In this lesson learners participate in a lesson that is about human migration and they conduct a study of patterns observed from historical resources. They define the concept of "human migration" and list some of the push/ pull factors that are previously discussed in class.

In this lesson students explore the discrimination of African Americans during the first part of the twentieth century. They observe paintings and select images that represent the challenges faced by African Americans during the migration. In this lesson students complete worksheets and watch a video.

6th graders examine the positive and negative effects of the migration of people of Hispanic descent in the state of Iowa. They examine and interpret census data using maps before comparing the positives and negatives. They read primary source documents in the form of diaries before role playing as members of the families that are involved in the diaries.

Learners investigate, examine and explore the concept of migration, reasons for migration and interpret and represent population data dealing with migration. They become aware of the current issues concerning asylum seekers and refugees.

4th graders analyze migration patterns. In this colonial North Carolina lesson, 4th graders listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of immigrants from Switzerland who settled North Carolina. 4th graders write about the immigration experience.

This lesson has students use several online tools to follow patterns in the migration of people. They compare patterns of today to those in the past. They research the migration of their own surnames. They discuss reasons for modern and ancient migrations.

Learners view and discuss short sections of movies that relate to immigration. Working in groups, learners create a map that shows directions of internal migration in their assigned geographical area. Learners review ads/booklets created by shipping companies looking for persuasive techniques the creators of the booklets used. Each student creates a product encouraging people to settle in Oregon or the Willamette Valley.

In this lesson learners study about the creation of a German village in South Korea for returning emigrants. They examine other cases of migration and relocation from modern world history.