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human migration
This collection contains a selection of content from NG Education about human migration. Use search to find more.
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Clues to Human Migration
Students imagine they are detectives and figure out ways to solve the mystery of how humans migrated around the wor...
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The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck captures people’s relationships with the environment during the Dust Bowl.
Historic Article
Mayflower Compact
On November 11, 1620, 41 Separatist Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact—the first legal document of what wo...
Historic Article
National Geographic Launches Genographic Project
On April 13, 2005, the National Geographic Society launched the Genographic Project.
Historic Article
Happy Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder
On February 7, 1867, American author Laura Ingalls was born in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
Historic Article
First Indian Reservation
On August 29, 1758, colonists established the first Indian reservation in what would be the United States, in Shamo...
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RFP: Documenting Human Migrations
The goal of this RFP is to support research into the causes and effects of human migration and increase tolerance t...
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Genographic Project: Looking Ahead
Students discuss ways the world may change over the next century and millennium. Then they work in teams to develop...
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Introduction to Human Migration
Students discuss types of migration and people who migrate. Then they brainstorm reasons for migrating.
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Crossing the Atlantic: Then and Now
Students use a map to compare and contrast transatlantic travel during colonial times and today, including changes ...
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Sailing Through History
Students compare objects that would have been aboard a 17th century ship with modern counterparts and match each ob...
Article
Anthropologist: Jason De Leon
Jason De Leon is a 2013 Emerging Explorer who uses anthropology to document and study migration between Mexico and ...
Historic Article
Surveying Begins on Cumberland Road
On March 29, 1803, Congress, under President Thomas Jefferson, authorized construction of the Cumberland Road&mdash...
Historic Article
Oklahoma Land Rush
On April 22, 1889, thousands of homesteaders rushed to claim land in central Oklahoma—one of America’s ...
Historic Article
Mormon Handcart Pioneers Head West
On June 9, 1856, the first wave of Mormon “handcart pioneers” began the long journey to Salt Lake City,...
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Living in the Age of Airplanes
Find multimedia and activities related to the themes of human migration, globalization, and the history of aviation...
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Exploring Modern Human Migrations
Students research the causes of several modern migrations, and create a map showing these migration routes.
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Why Communities Move
Students consider the push and pull factors that cause groups of people or communities to move. Then they investiga...
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Why People Move
Students take a migration poll, discuss places they might like to move and why people might move to their area, and...
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human migration
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A Community Migration Story
Students conduct interviews to learn migration stories in their own communities.
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A History of Trade in New York City
Students analyze the seal of the city of New York, use maps, and read and discuss a passage to understand how trade...
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