Objective: Calculate distances using the metric unit of measure
Procedure:
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1) Students will read and discuss the Jewish American section of the unit.
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2) Students will use a map or an atlas to find German, Portugal and Spain, the places from which most Jewish peoples immigrated.
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3) Using the legend from the map or atlas, students will calculate the approximate number of kilometers from each location to New Amsterdam. Now Ellis Island, NJ.
Materials: World maps, atlases, rulers and calculators.
Extra exercise: Have students change the kilometers to miles.