University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration: Projecting Maps, Making Representations
This resource compares four different world maps. The goals are to encourage critical thinking about maps as representations and to show how maps influence the ways in which one conceptualizes the world.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration History: Muslim Migration to Europe
This teaching module will explore the migration of Muslims to Europe and the history of immigration and citizenship policies in European countries. It exmaines four major streams of migration to and within Europe.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Transnational Social Networks: Historically & Today
This resource compares oral history and in-depth interviews from two different areas and periods of immigration to the United States. Its goal is to complicate notions of migration as a unidirectional and permanent activity.
Other
Migration Information Source: Glossary of International Migration Terms
The resource consists of a basic overview of the vocabulary of international migration statistics and concepts.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Detainees
In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana.
Other
British Red Cross: Positive Images: Why Do People Migrate?
The Positive Images toolkit is an educational resource for teachers, youth workers and other educators to teach young people about migration and development. It presents contemporary migrants who tell why they left their home countries....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Development of New Trading Cities
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the development of new trading cities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Focus on Causation: Human Migration
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of causation of human migration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Human Migration
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of human migration.
National Geographic
National Geographic: National Geography Standards Migration
Detailed site that explains the National Geography Standards. It supplies an extensive explanation of voluntary and involuntary migration. This information is helpful for developing a better understanding of migration and human movement.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mass Exodus From the Plains
This site is from PBS.org explaining the migration of people out of the plains during the dust bowl. Use this article to learn all about the reasons people left and where they went.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: America on the Move [Pdf]
Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.