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Where Do People Move To Or From?

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Students identify countries of origin of their ancestors, graph patterns of migration to the U.S. and Hawaii, then utilize oral history as a primary document by interviewing their ancestors or parents to explain why they moved to their new homeland.

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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Year
1998

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