CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Population Growth Patterns
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What does population growth mean? You can probably guess that it means the number of individuals in a population is increasing. The population growth rate tells you...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Detainees
In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana.
Other
British Red Cross: Positive Images: Why Do People Migrate?
The Positive Images toolkit is an educational resource for teachers, youth workers and other educators to teach young people about migration and development. It presents contemporary migrants who tell why they left their home countries....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Focus on Causation: Human Migration
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of causation of human migration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Human Migration
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of human migration.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)
Find eleven lesson plans developed in conjunction with the PBS documentary "The New Americans," which explores what it means to be a new Americans in the twenty-first century. Lessons touch on topics associated with recently arrived...
Other
New Scientist: Out of Africa and Straight to the Beach
New evidence is emerging from DNA studies that modern man walked out of Africa and headed for Australia.
National Geographic
National Geographic: National Geography Standards Migration
Detailed site that explains the National Geography Standards. It supplies an extensive explanation of voluntary and involuntary migration. This information is helpful for developing a better understanding of migration and human movement.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mass Exodus From the Plains
This site is from PBS.org explaining the migration of people out of the plains during the dust bowl. Use this article to learn all about the reasons people left and where they went.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: America on the Move [Pdf]
Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.