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Your Predictions on Illegal / Undocumented Immigration

Commonly Held Assumptions: Data Collection

Push / Pull Factors of Undocumented Immigrants

Updates to the 2004 Printed Curriculum
If you have a printed 2004 version of the Energy of a Nation curriculum, check here for important updated information.

"The Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America" video

Activity 3.3: Compare your predictions to the facts
Have students guess the answers to some key immigration questions.  This activity can be done via Powerpoint with a presentation ready to be downloaded.

Your Predictions, Please! The Impact of Immigration

Worksheet 2.1: Immigration to the United States
This worksheet can be used to build a student's understanding of historical immigration patterns.

Activity 3.1: "Immigrant Quotient" (I.Q.) Interactive Quiz
Take an IQ (Immigrant Quotient) test online to see how much you know.

Worksheet 1.1: Compiling Assertions about Immigration
A worksheet to record assertions made in Activity 1: Assertions Found in Letters to the Editor.

Activity 2.2: Waves of Immigration: Calculating, Graphing, and Analyzing Data
In this activity, students will calculate, graph, and analyze data related to waves of immigration, comparing waves over time and comparing historical immigration to immigration today.  Click to download printable materials to complete the activity Waves of Immigrants Data (Excel Spreadsheet)
Excel Tips for Students (PDF)
Worksheet - Waves of Immigration (PDF)

Activity 2.2: Teacher's Supplement: Waves of Immigration: Calculating, Graphing, and Analyzing Data
This site contains supplementary materials for teachers using the Waves of Immigration math and science lesson.  Click to download printable PDF versions of materials to prepare for the student version of the activity. Excel Tips for Teachers (PDF) Waves of Immigration - Teacher's Edition (Excel Document)
Worksheet - Waves of Immigration Teacher's Edition (PDF)


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