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Animals of Africa

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils identify animals indigenous to Africa, then create an imaginary animal using various materials they have at home. They write about their animal and include its name, characteristics, and describe how it defends itself.
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WHAT IS JAZZ?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the life of a jazz musician.
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Storytelling With Artists

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students retell a legend orally, illustrating it with the art style of the source culture.
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To Move or Not to Move? Decision Making and Sacrifice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the motivations that prompted people to move westward during the 19th century. They take on the role of an average citizen and weigh the costs and benefits of making such a move and decide if they would have participated...
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The AIDS/HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars become aware of the level of the impact on the current and future socio-economic structures of sub-Saharan Africa by the AIDS pandemic.
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Electronic Cultural Exchange Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the life of Chinese teens in China's largest and wealthiest city, Shangai. They compare and contrast their life with those of American teens.
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Extraordinary Explorers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars, using the Internet, B41460research facts about explorers and travelers. They also state what places they have explored and share with the class.
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What's Occurring in Sudan?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity designed to show them how minority groups are discriminated against in Sudan. In groups, they read stories about the Sudanese rebellion and complete worksheets.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring African Tribal Masks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson allows young scholars to learn about a very important aspect of African culture. It features the use of technology for research and also hands-on experience in creating an African Mask. The lesson can be used as a part of a...
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Lone Star Genealogy: Research in the Lonestar State: Immigration to Texas

For Students 4th - 8th
The many groups who have settled in Texas are listed, beginning 40,000 years ago. There is a list of the Native American groups, then the successive groups of immigrants from numerous European countries, the African Americans who were...
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Analyzing a Letter to Congress About Bloody Sunday

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will focus on a letter written to Congress about Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Students will determine that, due to television coverage, the author, Mrs. Jackson, was very aware of the events that day even...
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South Africa Government Online

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The official portal to the South African government includes information on: government leaders, services, key issues, national departments, and the current news. Of definite interest is the tab entitled About SA. There you will find...