Presenter view · Grades 5–8 · Mathematics · The Great Migration in data
Migration by Numbers
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Before you start
Materials
- Differentiated handouts — one per student
- Calculators (optional — Green level may benefit; Red level should work without)
- Graph paper or handout graph grids (included on handouts)
- Optional: project the Great Migration Map to give geographic context before the data work
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How big is a million? 3 min
“Six million people moved north during the Great Migration. That’s a number that’s hard to visualize. Let’s try: imagine a school of about 650 students. How many schools that size would you need to fill to get 6 million students? Take 30 seconds and work it out.”