Article
PBS

News Hour: Mexicans React to Immigration Crisis in u.s. (2006)

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating look at the Mexican viewpoint of the immigration debate in the United States. Transcript, audio, and video of this July, 2006, report available.
Article
Curated OER

Cbc: Child Migrants Flooding the u.s. Border: A Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the facts behind the recent boom in child immigration into the United States.
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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...
Website
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Immigration History Research Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is filled with resources to help you better understand the immigration issue. For teachers, there are learning modules built around specific immigration issues. Also, provided are links to current event articles, immigrant's...
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Immigration to the United States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Great teacher resource for helping your students learn about immigration and why people come to the United States. Help them understand the whole immigration process and why some immigrants may have complications. Includes a glossary.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Rallying for Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
April, 2006, report depicting the controversy over the stalled Congressional immigration laws. There is major disagreement over immigration in the United States. Video, audio, and text of this report are available.
Website
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: #Immigration Syllabus

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of resources on the history of immigration to the United States and the debates around reform, integration, and citizenship. These have been complied by many immigration historians affiliated with universities all over...
Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Call for Contributions: Nation of Immigrants Teaching Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the "Nation of Immigrants" teaching project will develop one-week teaching modules for high school and community college teachers of U.S. history on topics related to immigration and immigrants. It includes a...
Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Libby Garland, "Introducing a New Immigration History Teaching Resource"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article focuses on a guide for teaching immigration. It is a guide to smart, accessible materials on U.S. immigration for teachers to use, as well as advocates, activists, and others. The guide consists of a thematically-organized...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Ashley J. Bavery, "Borderlands in North America: A Selective Bibliography"

For Students 9th - 10th
This Borderlands in North America bibliography supplements a historiographical essay published in the summer 2018 issue of the Immigration and Ethnic History Newsletter (available now to IEHS members and freely available online after a...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A content-rich site and Library of Congress "Featured Presentation" that looks at the immigration experiences of Americans from many backgrounds and countries. Includes lesson suggestions and resources, online immigration vocabulary...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Angel Island

For Teachers 4th
Learn about the importance and impact of immigration to the building of the United States of America.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Family Cultural Traditions

For Teachers 2nd
In this lesson, 2nd graders will identify family traditions.
Lesson Plan
University of Maryland

Umbc Center for History Education: Reshaping American Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using this history lab, students will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.
Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Immigration and Citizenship in the United States, 1865 1924

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module looks at the role immigrarion has played in forming American national identity and ideals and how have Americans understood and debated the social impact of immigration. Primary source documents and questions for...
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Estados Unidos De America/united States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Review accurate and up to date statistics on the population of Hispanics in the United States. Click on the different states and find how Hispanics are becoming the number one minority in the United States.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Introduccion

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the latest statistical updates on the Hispanic presence in the United States. View the 2000-2100 year graph and compare the growth spurts over time. Also view the demographic breakdown of the states that have the greatest Hispanic...
Unit Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Citizenship & Participation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will learn what it means to be a U.S. citizen, how citizenship is obtained, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and community engagement.
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Scams Against Immigrants

For Students 9th - 10th
Article delves into scams that target immigrants and the immigration process.
Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: Immigrants/immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around immigrants and immigration. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
Lesson Plan
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Student will use primary and secondary sources to gain a richer understanding of women's activism and how the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire led to changes in labor and safety regulations in America.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Immigrant Women and the American Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the ways that immigrant women have transformed America socially, politically, and economically.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior.