Migration Webquest
Learning Goals: Students will understand why immigration happens and learn about the immigrant population in their own community. Essential Question n: Why do people move from their country of origin?
Materials:
Migration Issue Brief Sections: http://www.globalization101.org/category/issues-in-depth/migration (click on left side menu items)
United Nation’s HCR’s April 2005 Refugee Magazine article “The Town that Loved Refugees” http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/426f4c772.pdf
STEP 1: Students will use the internet resources above to answer the following questions:
1) What is the difference between a “push” and “pull” factor? Give an example of each.
2) List some of the economic and cultural effects of immigration
3) How did Utica benefit from the new refugee population?
4) What problems did the new refugees face in Utica?
5) What skills are needed to succeed in America? Where can refugees go to gain these skills? Use the Utica story for examples.
STEP 2: Pair/Share: Get with a partner and review what you have just learned.Spend ten minutes doing this. Add to your notes anything new from your discussion. Write down any questions that you have concerning migration and what you have learned so far..
STEP 3: Cooperative Learning Groups: do with the same partner from Step 2.
Using Internet listed internet sources, write out the answers to the following questions: http://www.censusscope.org/us/s13/c121/chart_ancestry.html http://census-statistics.findthedata.org/l/457/Fulton-County-Ga
1) Number of immigrants in Fulton County and, if possible, country of origin.
2) What are the different institutions involved in helping resettle the immigrants in Fulton County? (You may have to do a google search to find out – immigration services Fulton County)
3) How does Fulton County differ from Utica? Is it more or less diverse? Do we also resettle refugees or are immigrants coming for different reasons.
4) Why are immigrants coming to our community? Are there “push” or “pull” factors or both?
Materials:
Migration Issue Brief Sections: http://www.globalization101.org/category/issues-in-depth/migration (click on left side menu items)
- Why Does Migration Happen?
- Push Factors
- Pull Factors
- Economic Effects of Migration
- Cultural Effects of Migration
United Nation’s HCR’s April 2005 Refugee Magazine article “The Town that Loved Refugees” http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/426f4c772.pdf
STEP 1: Students will use the internet resources above to answer the following questions:
1) What is the difference between a “push” and “pull” factor? Give an example of each.
2) List some of the economic and cultural effects of immigration
3) How did Utica benefit from the new refugee population?
4) What problems did the new refugees face in Utica?
5) What skills are needed to succeed in America? Where can refugees go to gain these skills? Use the Utica story for examples.
STEP 2: Pair/Share: Get with a partner and review what you have just learned.Spend ten minutes doing this. Add to your notes anything new from your discussion. Write down any questions that you have concerning migration and what you have learned so far..
STEP 3: Cooperative Learning Groups: do with the same partner from Step 2.
Using Internet listed internet sources, write out the answers to the following questions: http://www.censusscope.org/us/s13/c121/chart_ancestry.html http://census-statistics.findthedata.org/l/457/Fulton-County-Ga
1) Number of immigrants in Fulton County and, if possible, country of origin.
2) What are the different institutions involved in helping resettle the immigrants in Fulton County? (You may have to do a google search to find out – immigration services Fulton County)
3) How does Fulton County differ from Utica? Is it more or less diverse? Do we also resettle refugees or are immigrants coming for different reasons.
4) Why are immigrants coming to our community? Are there “push” or “pull” factors or both?
