Students will have the opportunity to learn from their peers by visiting sites set up by children that are related to the unit's concepts of immigration and cultural heritage. If you don't have Netscape, you can download it now. The main plans for the unit are tailored to work with classrooms with more than one hook-up. For advice on how to adjust the plans if you have only one computer with a hook-up, see below. Read and discuss selected resources about children and immigration.
Children develop an understanding of the concept of immigration and reasons why people immigrate.
Immigration Explorations, Part 1 . Form students into research groups to visit sites on immigration that were created by other children. These sites will provide models for students to complete their own research. While students visit the sites they should evaluate the sorts of research students carried out to create their site, how they structured the site, what sort of information and graphics they included, etc. The list of criteria students develop from their research will guide them in conducting their research and constructing their site.