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The Beautiful People of Africa

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Students discover the people of Africa by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this African culture lesson, students utilize the Internet to investigate a specific African tribe and their specific location, culture, and way of life.  Students create a PowerPoint presentation, using one slide for each category studied.

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african culture, africa

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african culture, power point presentation, tribal study, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
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Project-Based Learning
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