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Grades 9-12

Leaving Syria: Refugee Stories

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SUBJECTS: Social Studies

TOPICS: Migration

Resource Overview

Population dynamics case study reading: Refugee stories from the unprecedented migration of people from the war-torn Middle Eastern country to Europe.

Aerial view of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The world's largest camp of Syrian refugees.

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This reading must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.

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