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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Places of Migration in United States History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
MIT provides and extensive list of reading and viewing materials in regard to the migration within the United States. Lecture notes and possible assignments included.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Economic Factors Influence Human Migration on u.s. Border

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the reasons people migrate to other towns, regions, or in some cases countries. This learning module investigates the economic pull for people along the Mexican border to cross into the United States.
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Graphic
Other

Forbes: Migration Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter a county or major city to see the inbound and outbound migration data. This map visualizes migration data from the years 2005-2010 that the IRS has collected. In order to preserve privacy, the IRS only includes moves that more than...
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Article
Texas Demographics Center

Office of the State Demographer: Introduction to Migration in Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A report explaining the factors that cause a population to increase, as has been the case in Texas, why migration takes place and why it is important, and the contributions of immigrants to Texas. The focus is on population changes...
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Understanding Migration [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Why do people move? This curriculum unit tackles the complex questions about the causes of individual versus large-scale migration as well as the global effects of migration. Clear lesson plans and objectives are included.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
AP Human Geography learning module on migration explores push/pull factors and migration patterns worldwide and within the United States. Comprehensive materials, multi-media and interactive resources.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Separated by History

For Students 9th - 10th
Through personal accounts, photos, and videos this project documents the separation of families in Poland in the years 1939-1989.
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Handout
Pew Research Center

Pew Social and Demographic Trends: Migration Flows in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Pew Hispanic Research Center details the migration flows of the United States. Breaks down U.S. migration patterns from the last 20 years. Scroll mouse over map to see the regional migration throughout the years. View a map which...
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Interactive
University of Richmond

American Panorama: Foreign Born Population

For Students 9th - 10th
The culture and politics of the US have always been profoundly shaped by the material and emotional ties many of its residents have had to the places where they were born. This interactive map enables users to explore the connections...
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Website
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
There are 232 million people living outside their country of birth. Learn about the reasons why people migrate from their home country and the impact, positive and negative, migration has on countries. Additionally, learn about illegal...
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Handout
USA Today

Minorities Make a Choice to Live With Their Own

For Students 9th - 10th
Intriguing article explaining the trend illustrated through the 2000 Census information that minorities have broken segregation ties but still choose to live in areas with other members of their racial background.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The African American Migration Story

For Students 9th - 10th
From the transatlantic slave trade to today's New Great Migration, learn about the major African-American migrations and how those movements changed the course of American history.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Migration During the Great Depression: Living History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Most people in Central Florida came from somewhere else. Young scholars first analyze life histories from American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 to learn oral history techniques. They then...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration and Migration:today/during the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students address these questions through activities using oral history methods and investigating life in the 1930s. They compare the immigration/migration experiences of their families to those of people living through the Great...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Migrations in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive site chronicles the migration of people throughout history. The migration of people, objects, ideas, and cultures are explored and the impact of such moves discussed.
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Interactive
National Museums Liverpool

Liverpool Museums: Leaving From Liverpool

For Students 3rd - 8th
Narrative that follows a family's journey from Liverpool in 1858 as they emigrate to Australia. Help the family make decisions as they set sail, view sketches, and hear their personal stories.
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Handout
Other

Migration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the movement of people from one place to another with this informative look at migration. Discover the push and pull factors, migration into Europe, and the main types of migration.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: People on the Move

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the stories of individuals whose lives were shaped by the journeys they took. This exhibit shows the importance of mobility to American culture. Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Grapes of Wrath: Voices From the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By examining primary sources, including songs, newspapers, interviews, and photographs of migrant farm workers in California during the Great Depression, students create a scrapbook from the point of view of a migrant worker, providing...
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Article
Other

Wilson Middle School: The Impact of Tradition and Cultural Diffusion

For Students 5th - 8th
Throughout history, people, products, and ideas have moved from one place to another. Read about which factors caused these movements within the Eastern Hemisphere. Study cards are included to help review the concepts covered.
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Graphic
Other

The Global Flow of People

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate estimates of migration flows between and within regions for five-year periods, 1990 to 2010. Click on a region to discover flows country-by-country.
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Demographic Trends, Fertility, & Migration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource consists of graphs and articles that review general demographic changes and related national policies on migration. The goal is to provide information about general population trends, while encouraging a critical...
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

U Mn: Global Rem: Climate Change, Developing Countries/regions, & Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource consists of maps and texts about climate change and its impact on migration. The module's goal is to reveal how less developed regions such as Africa suffer disproportionately from climate change and to stimulate critical...
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Brain Drain: Healthcare Workers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource uses a map and newspaper articles to provide a broad overview of the contemporary 'brain drain' of healthcare workers. Its goal is to further understand the dynamics of contemporary migrations of healthcare workers and to...