Lesson plan

Migration: “Push" and "Pull” Factors


GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of the geographic terms of “push” and “pull.” They will then apply these terms to their own family history.

Duration

2-3 class periods

Author

Gale Olp
Ekiss

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations

Teacher Instructions

EkissPushPullT.pdf (96.67 KB)

Student Materials

EkissPushPullS.pdf (82.19 KB)
N-AMER.pdf (478.23 KB)
US-NAMES.pdf (378.12 KB)
US-tilemap.pdf (2.77 MB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files