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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

GALIMOTO

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify Malawi, Africa on a map of Africa and demonstrate their resourcefulness and creativity by making their own galimoto.
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Handout
Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in Malawi, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about core health indicators in Malawi in this World Health Organization country profile, which includes demographic and current health information.
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Handout
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Great Lakes

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore the diverse and unique African Region of the Great Lakes. Within this region, you will learn about the countries, people, and economy. Uncover the beauty and diversity of this incredible region.
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University of Texas: Malawi: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of Malawi showing its regions' boundaries, major cities and highways, and neighboring countries. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
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Website
Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Southern Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the geography, culture, history, and people of Southern Africa in this site. It includes journal excerpts, pictures, maps, and classroom activities.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Malawi, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Malawi: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the Great Rift Valley and Lake Malawi dominate Malawi's geography. Read about the climate, terrain, and population density. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Malawi: Government

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the set-up of the current government in Malawi. You can find a list of the current governmental officials and find out about the multi-party system. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Malawi: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Malawi's history from its paleological beginnings to its recent elections. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Malawi: People

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the ethnic groups in Malawi and their formation into a distinctive Malawian society. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Website
Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference directory for finding information on the African nation of Malawi. Content includes background details, a country profile, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography,...
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Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this page for a wealth of facts and statistics about Malawi. Content includes facts on Malawi's geography, people, government, economy, military, transportation, and more.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Chewa and Other Maravi Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Maravi group of people, including the Chewa, of Malawi and neighboring countries. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family...
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Malawi: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how Malawi is attempting to strengthen its economy and reduce corruption as a way to increase foreign investment. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Malawi: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Malawi in southeast Africa.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Nyakyusa and Ngonde

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nyakyusa of southwestern Tanzania are known from missionary and traveler's records since the beginning of European contact with the East African interior in the 1870s. The Nyakyusa are especially noted for their system of "age...
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Handout
CRW Flags

Flags of the World: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Flags of the World provides a large flag of Malawi with an explanation of the flag.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Malawi

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about Malawi's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this site.
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Graphic
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Malawi Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this great satellite image of Malawi from Google Earth. Scroll past the informative political map to see the image. There is more information about the country below the satellite map.
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Curated OER

Geology.com: Malawi Map Malawi Satellite Image

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this great satellite image of Malawi from Google Earth. Scroll past the informative political map to see the image. There is more information about the country below the satellite map.
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Malawi Satellite Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this great satellite image of Malawi from Google Earth. Scroll past the informative political map to see the image. There is more information about the country below the satellite map.
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Graphic
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Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Malawi

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in Malawi, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Malawi Capital

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Malawi capital