Objective: This worksheet aims to define and differentiate between push and pull factors in migration. Students learn to identify these factors through theoretical definitions and real-world historical narratives.

Content and methods: The worksheet introduces key terminology followed by four distinct migration stories (covering themes like political turmoil, economic hardship, religious persecution, and political repression). It utilizes reading comprehension through multiple-choice questions to analyze specific motives. Finally, it employs reflective writing and a comparative debate format to evaluate the relative significance of different migration drivers.

Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking: Distinguishing between internal "push" pressures and external "pull" attractions
• Reading Comprehension: Extracting specific socio-political and economic motives from narrative texts
• Critical Reflection: Assessing the weight of different factors on personal and global scales
• Argumentation: Collecting and structuring arguments for a debate on migration drivers

Target group:

Grades 8–10