Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze U.S. migration patterns and settlement changes to explain how human-environment relationships shape movement.
Students will be able to describe historical migration movements in the United States, including the Great Migration and the Dust Bowl, to identify major push and pull factors.
Students will be able to conduct empathy interviews with community members to gather migration stories and understand differing ideas of the American Dream.
Students will be able to create an interactive digital map that overlays personal, interviewee, historical, and elder migration journeys to compare patterns across time and place.
Students will be able to write an informational essay about migration within the United States using accurate evidence and science vocabulary as metaphors to explain complex ideas.
Students will be able to collaborate in teams to plan, revise, and present a multimedia exhibition that communicates migration learning to an audience.
Students will be able to reflect on feedback and learning progress to set goals for improving research, mapping, and presentation work.
Products
Migration Analysis Essay with Annotated Personal Map
Students write an informational essay explaining how history, economic opportunity, and the American Dream shape U.S. migration, supported by evidence and science vocabulary used as metaphors. They also submit an annotated map of their own migration path and a brief reflection on how their story connects to the larger patterns studied.
Interactive American Dream Migration Exhibit
Teams create and present an interactive digital exhibit that overlays personal, interviewee, historical, and elder migration journeys on a map. The exhibit includes a collaborative presentation that explains patterns, shares interview insights, and communicates how migration reflects different ideas of the American Dream.
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