Lesson Plans

Why We Move

Since the dawn of human evolution, humans have migrated across continents in search of food, shelter, safety, and hospitable climates. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation and overpopulation.

This lesson will review the reasons humans move around the planet. It will then focus on migrations to and from communities, looking at the push/pull factors that lead to migration to and from certain regions. Students interview a person who migrated to the community; gather background information on the subject, including push/pull factors that motivated the person to move to the community; and create a written report or oral presentation with the results.

Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 hours

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