5th+Grade+-+Immigration

Welcome to the Namaste Wiki! Here you will be able to link to recommended websites for your research. Write down the address so you can continue to research outside of school.

As you research, remember that you are only writing down information (in your own words) that answers your research questions!!!
=Sources of Information for your project=


 * 2. World Book Online Student (online encyclopedia) **

This site is an online encyclopedia that you have used before. This is a trustworthy source that gives general information about people, places, and historical events.

You should use this site to find the answers to Questions 2 and 4.


 * Question 2 :** Why did your immigrant want to leave their home country?
 * Search Term:** the name of the home country (eg. Mexico)
 * Keywords:** History, years


 * Question 4: ** What was like really like in the United States after you immigrant arrived?
 * Search Term 1:** Immigration
 * Search Term 2:** United States
 * Keywords:** History, years

Before you begin, make sure you have recorded some additional research questions in your note pamphlet. Use your time efficiently, you don't need to read everything about the birth country. You are only searching for and writing down //new information// that answers your research questions. Use the approximate time that your person immigrated to locate information that relates to your project.

3. Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today (website)
This website by Scholastic gives a wide variety of information including timelines, data, and an interactive tour of Ellis Island. Look at your research questions to determine what you still need to find. Search through the available information to find more facts that support your immigrant's story. If your immigrant entered America between 1892 and 1954, don't miss looking at the interactive tour of Ellis Island!