Worksheet
Curated OER

Chasing El Nino

For Students 9th - 12th
In this El Nino worksheet, high schoolers review this specific change in the climate cycle by completing 20 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: UK Closes Embassies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "UK Closes Embassies," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali - Student Version

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders locate Mali on a world map, describe the landscape and climate of Mali, and locate the city of Timbuktu and describe the local weather. They compare life along the Niger in ancient times to that of today
Article
BBC

Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Global Trade

For Teachers 3rd
A learning module on global trade. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate what countries export and import, the factors...
Website
World Atlas

World Atlas: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of Africa including Ancient Africa, African colonization, slave trade, and Post-Colonial Africa. Also covers maps, geography, countries, and interesting facts.
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Other

Alnpete Limited: Lepcis Magna Roman Empire in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Lepcis Magna is an ancient Roman site in Libya, Africa that is being excavated. Site gives an excellent lesson in archaeological research with lots of pictures and narrative. Be sure to click on the 1996 Dig Season for a slide show of...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Transatlantic Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Transatlantic Trade whereby Europe, Africa, and the America's engaged in a network of people, raw materials, finished goods, merchants, and sailors bringing wealth to colonial empires. The consequences of the...
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: European Conquest & Commerce in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay outlines European conquest beginning with the Portuguese settlement at Cape Verde and traces the development of commerce leading to the slave trade in regions of Africa and the New World.
Website
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Africa the Search for Gold and Slaves

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical background of the reasons for European exploration of Africa. Tutorial Links to further European trade and exploration.
Handout
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Sahel and Savanna

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Sahel region of Africa, encompassing the countries of Mali, Niger, and Chad. Includes information on the Sahel's cultural history, the spread of Islam into the area, and examples of artwork.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Slave Trade [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Olaudah Equiano's account of being captured in his village in Africa, and placed on a slave ship to be taken to America. He describes the middle passage of the triangular trade route, as well as the leg from Europe to Africa. [pdf]
Handout
BBC

Bbc: The Story of Africa: The Missionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This article talks about the presence of European missionaries in 19th century Africa. It mentions the efforts of David Livingstone to try to suppress the slave trade. It offers examples of the humanitarian work done by other...
Article
PBS

Pbs: Elmina Castle, Trading Outpost and "Slave Factory"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about "slave factories," built along Africa's western coast.
Unknown Type
Curated OER

Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Trade & Tradition: Lesson 6 Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
Choose the correct answer for each of the five multiple choice questions to evaluate your comprehension of trade and traditions in Great Zimbabwe.
Handout
University of Calgary

Merchants & Traders: 330 Bce 1500ce

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a brief examination of the merchants and traders of Africa during the early period of African history.
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: What Is Currency? Lessons From Historic Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
From the Smithsonian, this site offers lessons and resources on currency, its use (in the form of gold dust, salt, or metal objects) as an instrument of trade in historic Africa, and its requirements as an instrument of trade in the...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: Triangular Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on triangular trade in Colonial America explores routes (England to Africa to the Americas and back to England), the exchange of goods, and Slave Trade. A chart shows the goods traded by the Thirteen Colonies.
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Curated OER

Macmillan/mc Graw Hill: The World, Vol. 1: Trade & Tradition: Lesson 4 Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
Choose the correct answer for each of the five multiple choice questions to evaluate your comprehension of trade and traditions in ancient Africa.
Website
Other

Modern World History: African Response to the Scramble for Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
African leaders responded in diverse ways to European colonization. Armed resistance, trade embargos, and forming alliances with European powers are a few methods. Read the example of one African state (Ethiopia) that retained their...
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Contemporary African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition of contemporary African art that pulls together the work of 28 artists from 15 different countries. Read artist biographies, view representative works, and think about two prominent themes that emerge from the collection:...
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: African Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the web presence of "African Voices," a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. It explores the "diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures." Includes art, texts, and...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Enslavement

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good description of how Africans were enslaved in Africa for sale to the Europeans. See how the introduction of European weapons changed the dynamic in West Africa.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: Unit: 600 1450 Regional & Interregional Interaction

For Students 9th - 10th
The World History unit is from Khan Academy. The years 600 to 1450 are included. The Byzantine Empire, European Middle Ages, origins of Islam, spread of Islam, Great Schism, Crusades, Mongols, Song China, Medieval Japan, Maya Empire,...

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