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Curated OER

The Extra Place Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take up the challenge of deciding what to do when confronted by a difficult and awkward situation. They read the story and highlight sentences or phrases that have particular meaning to them and think about and discuss a...
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Map of Southern Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
This political map shows the countries and capitals of the Middle East and South Asia as well as other countries in Asia.
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Curated OER

Countries and Capitals of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a puzzle of the countries of the Middle East that you can download and play on your computer. The software is free to download.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Zaramo

For Students 9th - 10th
"Wazaramo" is the preferred name for the people who live in the coastal area of Tanzania, in the vicinity of the capital city, Dar es Salaam. "Wazaramo" refers to the ethnic group, "Mzaramo" to an individual, and "Kizaramo" to the...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Rukuba

For Students 9th - 10th
The Rukuba live in central Nigeria, on the High Plateau at some 30 kilometers west of the town of Jos, capital of Plateau State. They are one among the numerous small groups inhabiting the region. These groups are, by African standards,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Edo

For Students 9th - 10th
"Edo" is the name that the people of the Benin Kingdom give to themselves, their language, and their capital city and kingdom. Renowned for their art of brass and ivory and for their complex political organization, the Edo Kingdom of...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Assyrians

For Students 9th - 10th
Ancient Assyrians were inhabitants of one the world's earliest civilizations, Mesopotamia, which began to emerge around 3500 B . C . The Assyrians invented the world's first written language and the 360-degree circle, established...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mangbetu

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mangbetu live in the northeastern corner of Zaire. They are the founders of one of the few centralized political systems in Central Africa. The Mangbetu achieved a very high level of technological and material development, as...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Bahrain

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore this site to learn more about the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Bahrain.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Jordan

For Students 1st - 9th
The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Jordan can be found on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Kuwait

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

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Lebanon

For Students 1st - 9th
Find on this site the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Lebanon.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Syria

For Students 1st - 9th
The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Syria are discussed on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: United Arab Emirates

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore United Arab Emirates' history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Iran

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Iran on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Iraq

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the geography, history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Iraq on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Israel

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore Israel's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this site.
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Quia

Quia: World Capitals Concentration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a concentration game type format.
Activity
Quia

Quia: World Capitals Word Search

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a word-search format.
Activity
Quia

Quia: World Capitals Matching

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country.
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Curated OER

Bbc: Yemen Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This map of Yemen shows where the country is located in the Middle East as well as the location of its capital, Sanaa.