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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Using Dna to Trace Human Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow tracing human migration to show that "all living humans originated from populations of ancestors who migrated out of Africa less than 100,000 years ago. Learn how scientists have used genetic markers to trace the migration...
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Other

History of International Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
Migration from country to city forms a part of this, a detailed outline describing key points of international migration during the 1800s including the causes of, the reaction, and consequences.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Human Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of human migration.
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Migration Information Source: Glossary of International Migration Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource consists of a basic overview of the vocabulary of international migration statistics and concepts.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Making of African American Identity: Vol. Ii, 1865 1917: Migration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Congressional testimony and a letter that explore late nineteenth-century black migration from the South. Links to both resources are provided within this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Animal Migrations

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Animal Migrations. How animals travel for miles across the land, air, and sea for the changing seasons.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Leaving, 1960, Making of African American Identity: V. 3,

For Students 9th - 10th
This exercise examines black migration from the South in the 1960's through the perspective of Alice Walker's "Roselily." A PDF accompanies this resource, reviewing the deeper meaning behind a passage from this text.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: American Robin: Spring Fever

For Students 5th - 8th
Here's an experiment to test the hypothesis about the migration of the American robin. Is the arrival of the robin in a certain area predicated on a certain temperature? The process and resources you'll need to test the hypothesis are on...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Plant and Animal Changes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will learn about animal adaptation, hibernation, and migration.
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NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Tired Travelers

For Students 3rd - 7th
Using actual NASA radar, students discover how bird migration works.
Study Guide
Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 5: Human Geography

For Students 2nd - 7th
Learning module prepares students for the Ohio state Social Studies test on Human Geography. Through tutorial videos, interactive games for review and assessment, students learn about human interaction with their environment, migration,...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Human Impacts on the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. These...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 6: Becoming a Modern Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 4: A House Divided

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines how the United States became more connected with the world as it pursued an expansionist foreign policy, became the destination for many new immigrants, and encouraged migration to the Pacific...
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Other

Anabaptists: The Germans Come to North America

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains what brought various German religious groups to America.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: African American Settlers

For Students 9th - 10th
This presents an overview of African Americans moving and settling in the West.
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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.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Iehs Online: The Website of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. It features blogs about the history of United States immigration, newsletters, Journal of American Ethnic History, and educational resources concerning the history of...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Science Vocabulary Game

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders will play a review memory game with Utah's Grade 4 Science Standard V vocabulary words during this lesson. Words associated with living things and classifications of living things are included in this lesson.
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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.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Caribou

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The focus of this NatureWorks resource is the Caribou. The content includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior.
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Other

Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Population directly effects our everyday lives in many ways. Explore the effects of population by learning about population density, population distribution, and population change.
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PBS

Pbs Critter Guide: Butterfly

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you name the four parts of the life cycle of the butterfly? This site features a brief but detailed description of the life cycle of a butterfly and some other fun facts about this interesting insect.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke": Student Web Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will work online using the Coca Cola Company Web site to learn about global economics. They will find the regions where Coca-Cola Company operations take place, and what economic conditions have a negative impact on sales. They...

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