Ellis Island: Entry to Opportunity

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
From 1892-1924, more than twelve million individuals passed through Ellis Island. It has been estimated that nearly half of all Americans today can trace their family history to someone who passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island. In this lesson students will learn about the history of Ellis Island and American attitudes toward immigration. Students will then look at their own family history.
Author: 
Patricia Hutchinson
Grade Range: 
5
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
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Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement