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Naomi Campbell

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Naomi Campbell and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
Lesson Plan
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HIV/AIDS

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in an adult ESL class review what AIDS is and how it is transmitted. As a class, they watch a video on the topic and discuss statistics on the number of deaths from a website. They complete a questionnaire and compare their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Mogol Empire

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research information on the Mongolian Empire from various readings and online videos of primary sources and create a poster for oral presentation. Students connect history with the current day, while incorporating geographical,...
Lesson Plan
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Exploring Racial and Ethnic Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore and examine racial and ethinic diversity in the metropolitan areas of the United States. They examine data from the US Census Description of Race and Ethnic Categories. Students explore the population by race and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: UN: Hunger Kills 6M Children a Year

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "UN: Hunger Kills 6M Children a Year," 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

Studying the African Immigration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a narrative, conduct an interview and write an autobiographical piece highlighting their findings about an immigrant's experience leaving their country.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World Geography: Sub Saharan Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
World Geography learning module on Sub-Saharan Africa guides students through comprehensive unit with multi-media resources, assignments and assessment.
Article
Council of Foreign Relations

Foreign Affairs: Africa's Economic Boom

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at evidence that economies in sub-Saharan Africa are doing well, and some of the reasons things are not going as well as they may seem to be. Examines why economies are improving, and the serious, ongoing challenges....
Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: South Africa and Kenya

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich site featuring sub Saharan Africa. Discover effects of apartheid on the region's land and understand the impact society, politics, and geography has on the area's resources. With AIDS, malaria, and other maladies running...
Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: South Africa Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline provides insight into the long history of struggle of the black population of South Africa. Follow the centuries of European wars and colonial rule and the policies that led to apartheid.
Handout
Other

Geoverse: Africa: South of the Sahara

For Students 9th - 10th
A geography unit outline on the Sub-Sahara. It looks at the geography, South Africa's history, climate, population, ethnic unrest, early and colonial history, culture, economies, international aid, and environmental issues. Includes...
Lesson Plan
Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Working With Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Water is a concern for the health through parasites and diseases in West Africa. This instructional activity emphasizes the importance of clean water.
Graphic
Emory University

Michael C. Carlos Museum: Permanent Collection: Sub Saharan African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Image gallery featuring selections from the Carlos Museum's collection of nineteenth and twentieth century African art. Also includes descriptions of the art.
Website
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: African Art, African Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
View objects from a variety of sub-Saharan African countries and cultures, such as the Asante culture of Ghana and the Maasai of Kenya. Ancillary write-ups and audio tours convey the meanings, stories, and ideas associated with them.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature Critter Guide: Mammals: Aardvarks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This PBS Critter Guide gives a brief description of the aardvarks life and habitat. This site would be useful for students who need help narrowing their Internet research information into a manageable amount.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Digital Library: Congo Expedition: 1909 15

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich-media website that traces a major expedition into the Belgian Congo (the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) at the dawn of the twentieth century. Includes maps, diary entries, specimens, and recordings as well as a...
Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: African Fish Eagle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
African fish eagles are familiar birds of prey on the waterways of sub-Saharan Africa, noted for their distinctive and haunting call. These eagles perch on branches overlooking the water, swooping down to catch fish which are then...
Website
African Wildlife Foundation

African Wildlife Foundation (Awf): Bushbuck

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the African Wildlife Foundation takes an exploratory look at the bushbuck, a shy and elusive antelope found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Content includes information on the bushbuck's physical characteristics,...
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Other

Project Exploration: Project Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
This site documents the field work of PhD researcher Dave Blackburn as he travels through Cameroon in the sub-Saharan region of Africa to study some little known amphibians. If you think you'd like learning about the hairy frog, or some...

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