Inquiry question: What might life be like for a migrant?
Purpose:This enquiry-based project will give students the opportunity to investigate why people migrate (using geographical theories), where global migration
patterns exist, the different types of migrants and the journey migrants face across different borders. Students will also investigate a famous migrant and provide
an overview of their life whilst comparing this to their own migrant story or another family member. The end goal will be an A3 poster that will be displayed as part
of International migrants day on the 18th December.
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Learning objectives
Learning tasks
Assessment opportunities and
Homework activities
resources
1 lesson
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Watch TedTalk.
The Story of Human Migration: Y…
I can explain how
Google News. Choose a story from
archaeologists use our teeth
Students answer the questions
to explain that migration is
based on the sheet.
What can our teeth tell us abou…
not a new phenomenon
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I can identify how evidence
Review answers with class
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summary sheet: geog in the news.
few lessons
Geography in the news template
migration patterns
Ask students to identify past
I can evidence where I might
migration patterns of their family.
have had past migration
Pupils can come to the board and
patterns in my family
write their name next to the country
on the map.
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the last four weeks. Fill out the
Pupils will share these over the next
from the past shows
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Type in the word migration into
2 lessons
Pupils read through the different
How useful are migration theories in
I can explain migration
theories of migration. Students are
explaining why people migrate? (12
theories
given marking criteria sheet and
marks)
I can write an assessment
theories hand out. Students plan and
question
write assessment question. This is to
be completed in class and no longer
Korean translation of migration …
than 30 minutes. No tech allowed
migration assessment theories
unless translator software needed.
2 lessons
Darien Gap review sheet
Darien Gap
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complete the geography in the news
I can describe how people
Review of migration news articles
article
migrate through Central
from homework
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/20
America using the Darien
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Homework: Read this article and
23/7/31/treacherous-darien-gap-mi
Gap
Students watch the journey through
gration-route-sees-record-number
I can write a review about a
the Darien Gap - clips embedded in
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documentary
slides. Please do not show clip 3 on
YouTube as this has distressing
Geography in the news template
scenes.
Pupils fill out the sheet as they watch
the documentary.
End task is to write a review of the
documentary.
1 lesson
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I can identify how the United
Review of migration news articles
UN factsheet
from homework
Nations defines a migrant
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I know the difference
Students read the UN factsheet on
between a refugee and an
migration and answer the questions.
asylum speaker
2 lessons
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Students become aware of
Students listen to 4 minutes of the
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/
broadcast to understand what a
p0320hpl
podcast is.
migration issues in Turkey
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news_podcast_2023.pdf
Students use this information
Give students instructions: students
to produce a podcast about
will be writing a 4 minute
these issues
podcast/radio broadcast on the
migration issue in Turkey. Ensure
students have their own copy of the
turkiye_compilation_07_july_2…
Migration corridors
Let’s Start by not Using “Expat”
handout for the UN in Turkiye and the
Mark work using assessment criteria
mark scheme. Students will work in
from news podcast
pairs and will use the information
provided and then write their own 4
minute podcast about this issue.
8 - 10 lessons
Students will now complete the
This is an assessed piece
inquiry based on the information
that they have learnt in this unit plus
Migrant list
the future research that they will
carry out about famous migrants
and themselves. Students' work will
be created as an A3 poster. Work
must be drafted and checked by the
teacher with continual feedback.
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