Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

Issue being investigated
Migration
Level
Secondary Level (Class IX or X)
Disciplinary Understandings
History
Geography
Economics
Students explore the trends
of migration in different
eras and different nations.
Students explore patterns of
migration, reasons for mi-
gration and types of migra-
tion (migration within a na-
tion and out of the nation)
Students study how
migration has affected
livelihoods, population. They
study the impact of migration
on countries where migrants
settle
Science
Literature
Political Science
Students learn about
migration of animals.
They study patterns of
migration. Students reflect
on similarities and
differences in animal and
human migration
Students can see how migra-
tions have influenced the
language of migrants and
locals. Eg impact of migra-
tion on language of Parsis.
Students will investigate
how migrations have influ-
enced literature and lan-
guage by looking at
diasporic literature.
Students research into how
politics affects migration.
They find answers to
questions like: which nations
have had large number of
people leaving the country?
What are the plausible
reasons for the same? How
are migrants treated in the
new nation?
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