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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discover that throughout history cities have been centers of population but that human exploitation of fossil fuels was key to the growth of large cities worldwide. They research urban growth through a number of websites. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate cultural influences on architecture in Africa south of the Sahara. They compare the architecture to that in North America, Europe, Russia, and North Africa, Asia, and South America. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students examine migration patterns in Africa and China. They watch excerpts from a documentary, define key vocabulary words, complete various student organizers, and create a poster. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the types of tools and maps used in Geography. They create their own geographic perspective in regards to Africa. Using an issue of their choice, they analyze the issue through the geographic perspective. They answer questions related to the issue they choose as well. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students name and locate countries of Africa and Antilles on a map. They draw the flag of each country, and explain the significance of its design. Students research one country, and one author to research. They create a time-line of France's involvement in Africa and the Antilles. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover how the late Middle Ages influence present society. Among the discussions, they compare aids in Africa with the Black Plague of the Middle Ages. In pairs, students create fairy tales reflecting life during the Middle Ages. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore why Muslim women wear modest dress based on Islamic beliefs. They describe the general characteristics of Muslim hijab. Students analyze approaches and policies described in three newspaper articles relating to hijab-wearing Muslim women. They discuss the content of the First Amendment as it applies to religious liberty issues such as wearing of hijab in public. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine several pieces of nonfiction relating to African religion, slave religion and present-day evangelical denominations. They work in groups of six or seven to prepare a presentation on one of the following: a) African ecstatic worship; b) slave / Gullah ecstatic worship; c) contemporary Pentecostal evangelical worship. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students participate in a project designed to introduce them to the country of Africa. In groups, they analyze the issues of food production and how the population needs to be stablized in order to help the countries in Africa. They also identify the endangered species of the area to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students plan a pretend trip to the African continent choosing from several prominent places such as the Nile Delta, Mount Kilimanjaro or the Sahara Desert . In small groups, they form transportation, accommodation, packing, itinerary and customs committees to research information they need for the trip. Full Review »
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