Source: American Experience

Explore the complex social and political factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust and compare it to the political and social climate of today. Prepare an essay that reflects your idea of the American Dream.

Grade Level: 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Immigration. Sociology. United States History: 1929-1945.

Resource Type: Offline Activity/Project

Source: Frontline / World

Consider immigration issues facing U.S. communities as well as the whole country. Explore the push and pull factors that contribute to immigration, and describe how economic growth affects these factors.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Cultural Studies: Latino American/Chicano Studies. Economics. Immigration.

Resource Type: Offline Activity/Project

Source: Concepts Across the Curriculum

Compare world population growth patterns and estimate what area will experience growth over the next fifty years. Consider what causes some countries to suffer poverty while other countries prosper and why some people leave their native countries.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Economics. Geography. Immigration.

Resource Type: Offline Activity/Project

Source: American Experience

Conduct a mock debate over erecting a monument to José Antonio Navarro due to his impact on the economic development of Texas. Explore the economic causes & effects of Americans moving to Texas in the 1820s and of Mexicans moving to the U.S. today.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Economics. Immigration. United States History: 1801-1861.

Resource Type: Offline Activity/Project