Fourth Grade Ellis Island Project Created May 2014

1. Research by Room 210
April 2014

2. Part I
Ellis Island
Part II
The Immigrants
Part III
Ellis Island Today
Resources

3.  Ellis Island was made a
museum in 1965. It was
made a museum because
people like to see historic
things in it.
Did you know that
Annie Moore, a 15 year
old girl, was the first to
step on the dock of Ellis
Island?
Noah Lind

4.  The rich people were treated
like they were kings. They
would have comfy beds. The
poor people would have hard
wooden beds and they would
smell puke and blood when
they slept.
The poor people
had to stay at the
steerage
The rich could stay
up on the dock and
have comfy beds
Kevin Souza

5.  It took 3 to 5 hours
to go through Ellis
Island. Sometimes
when they drop
their stuff off it
would get lost so it
took even longer.
The only reason
why it takes so long
is because all the
things they had to
do.
T or F?
TRUE. It is
hard for
immigrants to
get a job
FALSE. First
class, second
class and
third class
were all
treated the
same.
Dylan Goulet

6.  Wealthy people
were treated
better because
they had more
money. With that
money they could
buy a better ticket
and use that ticket
to go right into
America.
True or False
Wealthy people had to go through
inspection
false
Wealthy people coming off the boat
Katie Temmallo

7.  Some people go to
Angel Island because it
registers immigrants.
Its also another place to
go into America.
True or False…
By the 1950s did
the immigration
center on Ellis
Island shut down?
True
Did you know that by
1895 immigrants were
flooding into America
here ? Weary travelers
wait for permission to
leave Ellis Island to
start their new lives as
Americans.
Emanuel Cardenas

8. Ellis Island was in fact
open all year. But a fire
occurred in 1897. Ellis
Island was gone in just 3
hours. Luckily no
immigrants were killed or
hurt. It took 3 years to
rebuild Ellis Island. In 1954
the government shut down
Ellis Island because they
didn’t need it anymore,
also, in 1965 the president
at the time made it a
monument/museum.
Fathers would leave
to the U.S. and save
money for the rest
of the family to
come to the U.S.
T or F?
Was an inspector at Ellis
Island also an emigrant?
T or F
Was part of Ellis
Island man-made?
Quote:
“We had witnessed some
terrible things. As a child I
had seen 2,000 Armenians
being burned alive in a
burning church. We even
heard their cries from
where we were. And one
woman tried to escape, but
of course there was a
Turkish soldier that shot
her.”
Vartan Hartunian, from
Armenia in 1911
1,true2,true
Emilie #14

9.  Ellis Island belonged to a man named
Samuel Ellis, and that was how the island
got its name. Apparently in 1892 it became a
place for immigrants.
Did you know that
the first immigrant
was an Irish girl
named Annie more?
True or False
Could an eye infection send an
immigrant back home? True.
Weberton Figueiredo

10.  Workers worked
at the hospital
checking if they
had any illnesses.
Other workers
gave immigrants
food at the
dinning hall. Lots
and lots of other
workers worked
at the big room
with lots of lines.
The workers at
Ellis island got
paid 3 to 2 dollars
some got $0.
T or F
About 2% of
immigrants had
to go back from
sickness or any
diseases.
T or F
When
immigrants got
off the boat they
could leave right
away.
“You’re in America now. You have
nothing to be afraid of nothing at all…
-Esther Gidiwicz
Arrived in America from Romania in 1905, age 5
T or F
Anne Moore was
the first person
on Ellis island
and received a
$20 gold piece.
True,false,false
What an Immigrant said…
Inspectors taking bags from new arrivals
Sabrina Silva

11.  Ellis Island was made
with dirt and rock
dumped on it from
subway tunnels to
make the island
larger. Samuel Ellis
bought the island
and named it Ellis
Island after himself.
How did they make Ellis Island? Who made the
island?
T OR F?
Ellis Island
was not
added on
to.
Ellis Island is a museum
today.
Ellis Island
Ellis Island being built.
Samuel Ellis
Hailey Ferreri
false

12.  Ellis Island was very big full
of many rooms including a
hospital, kitchen, bathroom,
dormitory room, and the
main building. The hospital
was where sick immigrants
stayed until they got better.
The kitchen was where the
immigrants had their best
meal. The bathroom was
where they got clean. The
Dormitory room is where
they slept. Some slept on the
floor. The main building is
where the immigrants
climbed the stairs and the
doctors watched to see signs
of illness.
A map of Ellis Island
Ellis IslandMariana Alves

13.  The immigrants mostly are in the
third class in the ship to Ellis
Island. There was no room in
steerage because their suitcases
are everywhere. It smells too!
The trip is three weeks long.
There is lots of lice in people’s
hair and puke all over the floor.
Some people sleep on the floor
and some sleep on the bunks
with no blankets.
True or False
The first Immigrants
To come to the U.S
Came mostly from
South
America?
Did you know?
A young Irish
15 year old girl
named Annie
Moore was the
first to dock that
morning?
The first
Immigrants
came though
Ellis Island
There was a
big fire in
Ellis Island
Ellis
Island
Re-
opened
It closes For an
Entry Point for
the Immigrants
Ellis
Island is
Now a
Museum
Timeline
Philip Paschalides

14. The meaning of the Statue of
Liberty means hope and freedom
to the immigrants when they past
it in the New York harbor. It was a
sign of a new life. The statue was a
gift from France for winning the
war.
1. T or F
The statue was a
given to the U.S
by the British.
2. T or F
Some immigrants
thought that the
Statue of Liberty
was Christopher
Columbus.
The statue of Liberty in the harbor
1.false2.true
Avery #16

15. After the immigrants left Ellis
Island, they would meet
family or friends, or they
would go start a new life in
America.
Ellis Island
1. T or F
Can
immigrants
work at Ellis
Island?
answers.1.true
Statue of
Liberty
By, Elizabeth #15

16.  The reason
people were
sent back was
because they
would have a
sickness or fail
the question
test.
Did You Know?
Immigrants would have
to take a 7 second
health test, if they were
sick, they would be
marked with red chalk.
True or False
Ellis Island shut down in the
1930’s.
False, It shut down it the
1950’s
Audrey :D

17.  Did you know it
cost around 30$.
believe it or not
for them that is
more than 700$
today!
ABOUT
ELLIS
ISLAND
January 1, 1892 Annie
Moore ,age 15, was the
first one to go on
ELLIS ISLAND!
Gabriel
Lemes

18.  Ellis Island’s purpose is to
control the flow of
immigrants that came into
the United States. Also, Ellis
Island was for making sure
immigrants could live, work,
and be useful in the U.S.
On the left, many
immigrants are at
Ellis Island. But after
the (unfair) laws were
passed, only a handful
of immigrants are
standing in front of
the Main Building on
the right.
True or False?
Ellis Island’s
purpose is to
count the
immigrants
that come
into U.S.
FALSE!!
Catherine
Barnum

19.  Through the years 1892
-1954, more than 12
million immigrants
came through Ellis
Island. They came to
start a new life in the
land of opportunity.
Most of them came
from Italy.
People had to change their
names because inspectors could
not understand them
Annie Moore, age 15, was the
youngest immigrant to arrive.
She traveled from Ireland.
Ricky
Tomlin

20. People immigrate
to America
because of poverty
and they wanted to
get more money
and better jobs. In
some countries
there are criminals
and robberies. But
people want to
come here mostly
because of
freedom.
T or F Lady Liberty
shows freedom to
immigrants and
citizens.
true
Did you know that
immigrants might
be away from their
family because you
know they don’t
have enough
money?
Christopher King

21.  AnswerMost immigrants
came from
northern and
western Europe.
True/false
Many immigrants
left their homes
because of torture
true
A picture of immigrants exiting the ship
A map of northern Europe
Most immigrants
immigrated because
it was too dangerous
in their country 
ANDY

22. Ellis Island by Elaine Landau
Scholastic 2008
True Book of Ellis Island, Patricia Quiri
Children’s Press 1998
At Ellis Island A history in Many Voices by Louise Peacock
Scholastic 2007
Virtual Field Trip of Ellis Island
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm