Learners read a narrative "Caribbean Immigration" online. They use websites to choose an influential Caribbean immigrant to study. They write research papers and present their research with the class.

Students examine the demographic profile of Afro-Caribbean immigrants to the United States, their accomplishments, and the problems posed by "super-immigrant" stereotypes in daily life and public policy. They read a narrative and...

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

Students use the site maps and other resources to research one of the influential Caribbean immigrants or descendents of immigrants mentioned in a narrative they have read. They write an essay about an influential immigrant.

Students complete a unit about the history and geography of the Dominican Republic and the reasons for Dominican immigration to the U.S. in the 1960's. They conduct Internet research, write a biographical sketch of Raphael Trujillo, and...

Pupils practice graphing immigration data from the Caribbean. After practicing making their own graphs, they make the final graph and label it accordingly. They work together to determine the six most populated states of immigrants and...

High schoolers study the relationship between sugar, African and Caribbean laborers, and migration. They examine the role of enslaved Africans in the creation of the Caribbean sugar industry.

Eleventh graders compare experiences of their families to those living through the Great Depression using famiy interviews, photographs, films and document from the Library of Congress.

Students read the narrative, Caribbean Immigration and examine how sugar production and migration of people of African origin have been intertwined for centuries. Working in three groups, they present oral reports on the three eras of...

Students complete a variety of language based activities to study the feelings of the Caribbean immigrants who arrived in the UK in the 1940's and 1950's. They use a poem as the basis to begin their studies of the Windrush Generation....

Students examine how to use visual media as a creative way of thinking about and responding to immigration issues. They conduct Internet research, and design and create a poster or brochure to attract new immigrant to Indiana.

Middle schoolers define the terms Hispanic and Latino and explain why most immigrants from Central and South America and teh Caribbean prefer one over the other. They define cultural identity, acculturation, and assimilation. Students...

The stories of the Silver People, the West Indies immigrants hired to work on the Panama Canal, come to life in a lesson about the building of the Panama Canal. Groups research why the canal was built, how it was build, the working...

Students examine the Fugitive Slave Law as a motivating factor for slaves to emigrate outside the United States. After discussing the relationships between fugitive slaves and North American and Caribbean countries, they write essays...

In order to answer the question of whether the United States is a country of migrants or immigrants, students compile a list of migrations in America. From this list they conduct individual research for a particular episode of migration...

Students examine Denmark Vesey's life and create a skit or video production about his life.

Learners examine the system of Jim Crow used in the Panama Canal zone until the mid-1950s. Teams investigate the impact it has had on quality of life of workers and make presentations

Students investigate the plight of Cuban and Haitian refugees. In this refugee instructional activity, students discover the history of "boat people" and U.S. policies regarding refugees. Students role play presidential advisers that...

Students research data on African-American emigration, place the data in a chart and create a human movement map. They also create another map using research on current immigration information.

Students explain the concept of culture and identify the components of a culture. They describe the characteristics of selected immigrant groups and the conditions they faced upon arrival in the United States. Students analyze the...

Students discover the great immigration to the United Kingdom by examining historic photographs.  In this world history lesson, students research the migration of West Indians to England in the early 1950's.  Students read...

Students research the slave, Denmark Vesey, and create a dramatic play depicting his life.

Wow! This resource provides three related lessons on the First Amendment that challenge US government young scholars to explore their personal opinion on the separation of church and state. Each lesson can be adjusted in length, but is...