Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Connecting Africa: A Project-Based Learning Adventure Lesson PlanConnecting Africa: A Project-Based Learning Adventure Lesson Plan
Publisher
MENSA Education & Research Foundation
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
1 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
4 more...
Technology
Projection
Internet Access
Lesson Plan

Connecting Africa: A Project-Based Learning Adventure

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Connecting Africa: A Project-Based Learning Adventure lesson plan also includes:
  • World Climate Zones
  • Magazine Cover Generator
  • Worksheet
  • Project
  • Activity
  • Rubric
  • Map
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Join to access all included materials

Mission Possible: Your task is to design a new highway route from Tunis, Tunisia to Cape Town, South Africa. If you accept the challenge, you must create a small map of the route that has already been rejected, a rationale for rejection of this route; a chart of countries and capitals on the proposed highway, a magazine cover and article about the region, a large map showing physical and political places within proposed route, and a memo to World Bank detailing the design and support needed for the new route.

103 Views 65 Downloads

Concepts

Maps

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Post the projects on Pinterest or a blog 

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed to meet the needs of gifted and/or self-motivated learners capable of following a line of inquiry independently
  • The project could also be used in a classroom or homeschool situation

Pros

  • The 20-page packet includes a list of requirements for the project, worksheets, templates for the maps, and rubrics for the various aspects of the project

Cons

  • None

See similar resources:

Activity

Designing a Hiking Trail

Curated OER
Put your students' map skills to the test with this engaging cross-curricular project. Given the task of developing new hiking trails for their local community, young cartographers must map out beginner and intermediate...
6th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Cereal Box Project

Lincoln Public Schools
Challenge your class with this fun and engaging engineering design project. The goal, to create a brand new cereal complete with a list of ingredients, a name and logo, and a box to hold it in. Starting with a survey to determine the...
4th - 8th Math
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Map Your School

Curated OER
Learners participate in a project to map their school. They measure and graph various areas around the school. Students find the longitude and latitude of the school and research the school's history, and highlight special important areas.
3rd - 12th Social Studies & History
Website

Project Based Learning

New York City Department of Education
After reviewing the information included in this resource, you will be an expert in both the definition of project-based learning and how to implement it with your class. Discover and explore thorough explanations, detailed...
6th - 12th Math
Lesson Plan

Design a Green Rooftop Garden

eGFI
Design and construct buildings with rooftop gardens. Junior engineers work in groups to build two buildings and then perform experiments to determine whether or not a garden affects the building's temperatures. They graph and interpret...
6th - 9th Science
Activity

Map Your Own World

American Museum of Natural History
Young archaeologists practice their mapping skills by creating a detailed site map of their room or another room in their home. After indicating walls, windows, doors, and closets, they add furniture and objects, labeling each item.
4th - 8th Social Studies & History
Activity

Westward Expansion Project Choices

School Rack
What a great list of brief research projects for reviewing the era of westward expansion in the United States! Learners are directed to choose and complete three of the projects on the given list, which includes opportunities to design...
6th - 8th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Planet Article

The Power of a Project

Curated OER
How does PBL differ from a basic thematic unit? Discover the answer to this important question. A bulleted comparison is made between each type of teaching method, example projects are included, and a full "how to" is laid out in an easy...
5th - 8th Social Studies & History
Worksheet

Project Organizer: Follow an Explorer

Curated OER
This is both a great idea and a great way to help your class organize a themed project. They use these worksheets to assist them in writing a creative historical narrative about the life and travels of an explorer. They'll compare and...
5th - 7th English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Rockin' Round New York State

Curated OER
Students discuss their favorite rock groups and bands. They create rock groups that will be touring New York State. Students research cities in New York, determine dates of concerts, create touring itineraries, and develop Inspiration...
4th - 6th Social Studies & History
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use