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Grade 4: G4: Where We Are In Place and Time

Where We Are in Place and Time

Central Idea:

  • Human migration is a response to different factors.

Lines of Inquiry:

  • The reasons why people migrate
  • Migration throughout history
  • Effects of migration on communities, cultures and individuals

Migration of early humans. [Photograph]. Retrieved from Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest.
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What is Human Migration?

Global Connections: Migration, Education and Trade

American Immigration

Watch this BrainPop video about immigration to the United States

California Gold Rush

Great Migration

Click here to learn about the Great Migration from Africa to the United States

Vietnamese Boat People

Jewish People in Harbin China

Read this article about how a group of Jewish People migrated to Harbin, China.

 

Map of Human Migration

Ellis Island

Irish Potato Famine

Migrants and Refugees in Europe

Meet Young Immigrants

Read stories and watch videos of young immigrants who have recently moved to the United States

Why Do People Migrate?

Migration Period

Click here to learn about one of the larger migration periods in history.

 

Underground Railroad

Books from the Library

Here's a collection of books from the Library

Holocaust and WWII

The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing

Did you know that a Russian immigrant was responsible for writing one of the most patriotic American songs? Watch this video of the picture book Irving "Berlin (The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing)" to learn more.