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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the human impact on the tropical rainforests of Ghana, and the connection to people in other countries. They research the threats to rainforests by writing a campaigning leaflet and newspaper article. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students locate Ghana on a map of Africa and discover features of Ghana culture. They synthesize the importance of adinkra symbols and cloth to the people of West Africa and design an adinkra cloth. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students learn the location of Africa on a map and then are instructed on how to construct their own African symbol using metal repousse. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students study to artifacts from Ghana and discuss how these aid in understanding the civilization. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the culture, history, and government of Ghana. They take a virtual journey and discover the sports, arts, crafts, and food of Ghana. They observe how Kente cloth is made. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students locate and identify cocoa-growing regions around the world. They discuss why it is grown there and how the climate and conditions needed are different from those in their hometowns. They play a true or false game about Ghana. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students determine that thriving African cultures engaged in international trade and exploration before the emergence of European civilization. The study ancient Ghana, its geographic locale, the diversity therein to include its people, their lifestyles, languages, and customs. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students discuss sub-Saharan Africa and the powerful kingdoms that once ruled the area. After discussion, students research information about the ancient African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai and complete three maps. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students will describe the rise and fall of the ancient kingdom of Ghana and how it became Africa's first large empire. They research the ancient kingdom of Ghana and write and epic poem about its rise and fall. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students create a list of similarities and differences between their lives and the life of a child in Ghana. They write what a typical day would be like if they lived in Ghana. Full Review »

