human migration

Students imagine they are detectives and figure out ways to solve the mystery of how humans migrated around the world.

John Steinbeck captures people’s relationships with the environment during the Dust Bowl.

On November 11, 1620, 41 Separatist Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact—the first legal document of what would become the colony of Plymouth, ...

National Geographic Launches Genographic Project

On April 13, 2005, the National Geographic Society launched the Genographic Project.

On February 7, 1867, American author Laura Ingalls was born in Pepin County, Wisconsin.

On August 29, 1758, colonists established the first Indian reservation in what would be the United States, in Shamong Township, New Jersey.

The goal of this RFP is to support research into the causes and effects of human migration and increase tolerance towards migrant communities.

Students discuss ways the world may change over the next century and millennium. Then they work in teams to develop plans for Genographic 3005—an imag...

Students discuss types of migration and people who migrate. Then they brainstorm reasons for migrating.

Students compare objects that would have been aboard a 17th century ship with modern counterparts and match each object to its correct time period. Th...

Students use a map to compare and contrast transatlantic travel during colonial times and today, including changes in travel time and comfort.

Jason De Leon is a 2013 Emerging Explorer who uses anthropology to document and study migration between Mexico and the United States.

On March 29, 1803, Congress, under President Thomas Jefferson, authorized construction of the Cumberland Road—the “National Road”&md...

On April 22, 1889, thousands of homesteaders rushed to claim land in central Oklahoma—one of America’s first “land runs.”...

On June 9, 1856, the first wave of Mormon “handcart pioneers” began the long journey to Salt Lake City, Utah, pushing all their possession...

Our Human Story Idea Set

Find multimedia and activities related to the themes of human migration, globalization, and the history of aviation, created to complement the film Li...

Students research the causes of several modern migrations, and create a map showing these migration routes.

Students consider the push and pull factors that cause groups of people or communities to move. Then they investigate their own community’s history....

Students take a migration poll, discuss places they might like to move and why people might move to their area, and discuss what they think migration ...

Late 19th century rails linked sea to shining sea.

Students simulate the passing on of genetic markers and make connections to ancient human migration routes.

Students use maps and recent census data to analyze migration patterns across the globe.

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