Grade 5 · Social Studies · Lesson 7

Migration and Global Connections

A family in Syria packs two suitcases and boards a bus that will not stop until it reaches Germany. A young engineer in Bengaluru accepts a job offer in California. A grandmother in the Philippines flies to Toronto to live with her grandchildren. A farming family in the Sahel walks for days to escape a years-long drought. Every year millions of people MOVE — across cities, across countries, across oceans. This movement is called MIGRATION, and it is one of the most powerful forces shaping our world today.

What this lesson teaches

1Define migration and explain why people move between places
2Distinguish push factors from pull factors with real-world examples
3Match common migration causes to the stories of people who experience them
4Describe how migration builds global connections between countries

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