4. Refugees Refugees are people Describe the challenges are who have to leave of being a refugee. their country because of a problem, like natural disasters, war, or their religion in not allowed. 5. Citizenship Who has been allowed Compare the changes in to come to the U.S. has immigration over changed over time. For time. much of the nation’s Evaluate the current history, there were little process of becoming a to no rules stopping citizen. immigrants from entering. There is a formal process of becoming a citizen (naturalization). For most people, it involves living here for 5 years, submitting an application, taking a test, and taking an oath. GRADE 2 FIELD EXPERIENCES It is strongly recommended that students engage regularly in social studies field experiences to connect their learning inside school to the world outside school. The Grade 2 curriculum covers the immigrant/migrant experience through history, civics, geography, and economics. There are several field trip locations in the Boston area that would provide an excellent real world connection to this curriculum. We recommend the following: Museum of African American History/Boston’s Black Heritage Trail www.maah.org Lowell National Historic Park www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm Prudential Building Skywalk Observatory [Students would create their own maps of the city from this bird’s eye perspective] www.skywalkboston.com
4. Refugees Refugees are people are who have to leave their country because of a problem, like natural disasters, war, or their religion in not allowed. Describe the challenges of being a refugee. 5. Citizenship Who has been allowed to come to the U.S. has changed over time. For much of the nation’s history, there were little to no rules stopping immigrants from entering. There is a formal process of becoming a citizen (naturalization). For most people, it involves living here for 5 years, submitting an application, taking a test, and taking an oath. Compare the changes in immigration over time. Evaluate the current process of becoming a citizen. GRADE 2 FIELD EXPERIENCES It is strongly recommended that students engage regularly in social studies field experiences to connect their learning inside school to the world outside school. The Grade 2 curriculum covers the immigrant/migrant experience through history, civics, geography, and economics. There are several field trip locations in the Boston area that would provide an excellent real world connection to this curriculum. We recommend the following: Museum of African American History/Boston’s Black Heritage Trail www.maah.org Lowell National Historic Park www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm Prudential Building Skywalk Observatory [Students would create their own maps of the city from this bird’s eye perspective] www.skywalkboston.com