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Home Away from Home Lesson Plan

Home Away from Home Lesson Plan

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Home Away from Home

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Students explore ways that diverse populations impact cities by investigating local immigrant populations. They, in small groups, create 'immigration profiles' of the nationalities of immigrants reflected in their community's or city's population.

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Resource Details

Grade

6th - 12th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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For Teacher Use

Duration

1 hr

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Year

1999

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