Lessons- Internet
An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island: Follow the map through the stops the immigrants made while traveling through Ellis Island. Look at the pictures and listen to the audio clips to learn more about the immigration process.
Complete activities 2-4 listed on the page to learn about the immigrant experience in America Note to Teachers: click here for the teacher info page |
Lessons- Technology
Spreadsheet: The Peopling of America Students choose a time period represented on the timeline and use a spreadsheet program to graph the immigration statistics of that period. Student can then compare and contrast their graphs with each other and make generalization.
Web Page: Immigrant Biographies: Read stories of immigrants who made significant contributions to the United States. Then using a web editor (Netscape Composer) create a short biographical web page on a chosen person. For a web page template: Have the students open Netscape Communicator. Then click this link and choose FILE, EDIT PAGE |
