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Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali -Teacher Version Lesson PlanTrekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali -Teacher Version Lesson Plan
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Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali -Teacher Version

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Students investigate the geography of Mali. They locate Mali on a satellite map, explore various websites, describe the landscape and climate, label a map, and write an essay about the Niger Riger.

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africa, mali, timbuktu

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africa, mali, niger river, timbuktu, social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
2003
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