Seventh graders study how and why people move around the world — the push factors that drive people to leave a place and the pull factors that draw them to a new one — and how migration shapes populations everywhere.
Students will be able to…
Throughout history, people have picked up and moved — sometimes across the world. What makes people leave their homes, and what draws them to new places?
Project this and sort each reason by whether it is a PUSH factor (drives people to leave) or a PULL factor (draws people to a new place).
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People have always moved, sometimes across the world — why?
Students investigate.
Students analyze.
Students communicate.
Students conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (World Geography).
Explain how changes in transportation and communication influence human migration.
Analyze how population and settlement patterns change.
Explain how cultural and environmental factors shape migration.
Use reasoning to take informed action.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students interview a family member or research a group’s migration and identify the push and pull factors involved. A printable migration sheet is in the Social Studies library.
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