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The Beautiful People of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover the people of Africa by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this African culture lesson, students utilize the Internet to investigate a specific African tribe and their specific location, culture, and way...
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Where Life Is Too Short

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students predict how a pandemic would affect aspects of South Africa's society. In this world issues and geography lesson, students read a letter outlining the problems affecting South Africa. Students discuss and analyze how resource...
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Mosetsana

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students read and discuss a poem about the issues of gender, education, and family written by a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in South Africa. In this poetry lesson, students read the poem 'Moetsana' and discuss the issues South...
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Creating Mind maps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss their impressions of Africa. They work in groups to create a mind map. Students are explained what a mind map is. They discuss what they think are the defining features of the continent of Africa. Students create a giant...
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Studying Mind Maps Created at Other Schools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Africa and mind maps created by students from other schools. They discuss Africa and the number of countries, diversity of language, cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles and in groups study a mind map from another...
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Protests, Revolutions, and Democratic Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. In this global issues lesson, students view video clips, conduct group research, and present their findings in group presentations about the unrest in Algeria,...
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Post-WWII De-Colonization

For Students 9th - 11th
The end of WWII brought big changes around the world, not the least of which occur in the increasingly decolonized continent of Africa. This slideshow details the developing countries of Ghana, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria, and South Africa, to...
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The Flow of Women's Work: How Cultures are Alike and Different?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine gender roles in various cultures. In this flow of women's work lesson, students compare water related work in rural Africa to that in their own households. 
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Examining What Sharing Really Means

For Teachers 6th - 12th
After reading "The Senegalese Miracle" about the degree of sharing the author encounters upon arrival in Africa, class members read Mike Tidwell’s “Sharing in Africa” and compare the two stories. This cultural diversity lesson concludes...
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WebQuest: Water, Sanitation & Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine water issues in Africa. In this global issues lesson, students complete a webquest that requires them gather information. Learners use the information to prepare for a World Water Summit simulation.
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What Sharing Really Means

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the meaning of generosity and how sharing can be a cultural trait. In this cultural trait activity, students read a text about the culture of generosity in Africa. Students complete a discussion activity and journal...
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Working With Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students consider the source of disease and parasites in West Africa. For this environmental issues lesson, students read "Working with Environmental Issues," by Fred Koehler. Students participate in an activity that requires students to...
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A South African Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore racial prejudice in South Africa through the reading of "A South African Storm" by Allison Howard. In this cultural and geography lesson, students discuss ethnicity and prejudices and cite examples from the letter....
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African Country Report

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders describe the relationship between the people of Africa and their environment. They examine the climate, economy and inhabitants of this land. Using maps graphic organizers and writing a report, 6th graders demonstrate how...
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Funerals and Burial Rites

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research burial practices that originated in West Africa and then migrated to the South Carolina and Ohio. They compare and contrast burial practices in both places. As students collect information and data, they organize...
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Contrast and Evaluate Fact and Opinion

For Students 8th Standards
How can you tell when an author is expression an opinion or stating a fact? Use two short reading selections to emphasize the difference between a statement that you can prove and one that you can't. The first passage explains food...
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Geography of Africa

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners examine the geography of Africa and understand its diverse ethnicity. In this African geography lesson, students create a mental map of Africa. Learners label the maps and list the languages of Africa. Students compare the...
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The Millennium Promise in Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compete activities related to the viewing of a documentary film. After viewing the documentary, The Dairy of Angelina Jolie and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa, students participate in a discussion of the leading factors leading to...
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Africa

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Africa worksheet, students use each letter in the country Africa to represent a verb or phrase. Students create verbs or phrases for 6 letters in this verb chart.
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Geographic Regions of Africa

For Students 7th - 9th
In this African geography worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer that requires them to note rainfall, temperature, vegetation, and human needs about the 6 geographic regions of Africa.
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Where Does It Belong? The Climate Regions of Africa

For Students 6th - 8th
In this African geography activity, students read about the land and climate of 6 African countries. Students then complete a graphic organizer about the 5 climate regions of Africa and respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Whose Language is it Anyway: Afrikaans in South Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Afrikaans, a language derived from Dutch, is spoken by almost 10 million people! Introduce your scholars to South Africa, discuss the evolution of Afrikaans, and look at Apartheid.
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Africa - Clothing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the differences between the clothing choices within the three regions in Africa and in Hawaii.
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Rhino Rescue

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students recognize the efforts of conservationists working to prevent the extinction of rhinos in southern Africa. They research and gather information about rhinoceroses and represent scenes of interactions between rhinoceros and people...

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