5SSImmigration

=Immigration =

Quick Activities and Games
Statue of Liberty National Park Site: http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/sl/index.html Learn all about the history of the Statue of Liberty

[|Interactive Map] Shows immigration data from 1880-2000

Lessons- Internet
When Did They Come?- http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wn_noflash.html
 * Destination America from PBS **

Why Did They Come?-  http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wy.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/immigrat/ellis/index.htm Follow the map through the stops the immigrants made while traveling through Ellis Island. Look at the pictures and listen to the audio clips to learn more about the immigration process.
 * An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island: **

[|The Immigrant Experience in America]: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete activities 2-4 listed on the page to learn about the immigrant experience in America

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lessons- Technology
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spreadsheet: The Peopling of America <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students choose a time period represented on the timeline and use a spreadsheet program to graph the immigration statistics of that period. Student can then compare and contrast their graphs with each other and make generalization. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_4_3.asp? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to Create a Graph Help Page: [| Microsoft Excel]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Web Page: Immigrant Biographies: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2169.shtml <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read stories of immigrants who made significant contributions to the United States. Then create a short biographical web page on a chosen person (use Microsoft Publisher).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Internet Resources- Student
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Destined for Fame: Famous Immigrants <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/sl/history/famous.html

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Research Links from Scholastic.com <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/immigration/

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Internet Resources- Teacher
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scholastic.Com Immigration Charts and Graphs Worksheets: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://teacher.scholastic.com/immigrat/index.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Printable charts and graphs with accompanying questions.