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Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: The Peopling of America Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.
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A View on Cities: New York: Ellis Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Ellis Island seen from above (New York)
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A View on Cities: New York: Ellis Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Ellis Island (New York)
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The Pens at Ellis Island,

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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View of Ellis Island Grou

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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Exterior of Ellis Island

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brush up on immigration history while taking a virtual tour of the immigration station at Ellis Island. Listen to immigrants tell the fascinating story of their journey.
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Ellis Island, 1905

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson examines seven Lewis Hine photographs of recently-arrived immigrants at Ellis Island.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Immigration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson helps students compare and contrast the stories of immigrants from decades ago to those of recent immigrants. It also compares the differences between immigrants' experiences at Ellis Island and Angel Island.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today Teacher's Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provided here is an interactive unit to help students discover the history of immigration in America and take an interactive tour of Ellis Island.
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Virtual Picture Travel Map of New York

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on New York and take a virtual tour of Manhattan. Visit places of interest such as Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and the Central Park Zoo. Uses popups.
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Immigrant Station, Ellis

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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The Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation:the Peopling of America: 1930 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
This page displays a chart and description of the immigrants into the United States between 1930-1965.
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State of New Jersey: New Jersey Regions

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides information about different regions within the state of New Jersey, such as Atlantic City, Delaware, Gateway, Shore, and Skylands. Specific details and attractions are described for each region.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Immigration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Immigration to the United States (Ellis Island and Angel Island) is explained beautifully by describing the interactions and contributions of the various peoples and cultures that have immigrated to the...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Immigration.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Italian Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent discourse on the arrival of the Italian immigrants. Discussion includes reasons for the immigration, their chosen places to stay once they passed through Ellis Island, and their trials in a new land.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem is currently engraved on a bronze plaque and displayed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal. The statue stands across from the historic Ellis Island, through which millions of immigrants came into the U.S. in the late 1800s and...
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Ready for Travel and Goin

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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Immigrants Undergoing Med

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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Detail of Front Entrance,

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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Immigrants Waiting in Lin

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.
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View of Garden With Trell

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Public Library has an extensive collection of photographs from Ellis Island on their site. Fifteen pages of images are provided here.

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