Why would someone want to leave home? The age-old question is at the center of a thought-provoking activity. Scholars consider why humans move around the world both during pre-historical times and today using a PowerPoint, reading on archeological evidence for human migration patterns, and activity that asks individuals to evaluate whether reasons for migration involved push or pull factors.

Concepts

africa, human migration, push and pull factors, cost-benefit analysis, economics

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask learners to consider the push-pull factors for human migration using the hands-on activity included with the lesson 
• Extend the lesson by asking individuals to create other push-pull factors for human migration

Classroom Considerations

• First of 23 Middle School World History lessons from the Council for Economic Education
• While title implies the lesson is about Africa, the reading and PowerPoint have little specific information on Africa
  

Pros

• Hands-on sorting activity encourages critical thinking about human migration
• Reading and activity are adaptable to a variety of historical content and learning styles
  

Cons

• Directions not clear for sorting activity

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.3 RST.6-8.2