Designed for use with Discovery Channel programs, but adaptable source Africa, Sierra Leone - View and read information about a Sande Society Mask. African Deforestation and Desertification - An instructional unit of ten activities emphasizing geography. African Equator - Students learn about life for plants, animals, and people living at the African equator. Your class can make a sextant, discover why Mount Kenya reflects light, and more source African Lesson Plans - A collection of lesson plans integrating art and social studies. Lesson plan and handout are provided source Group Project of African Tribes - Students research Ahanti, Zulu, Masai, or Benin people.
Students make a pamphlet based on a printable rubric.
The unit culminates with a classroom festival source Lesotho Study Guide - Six lessons about the country of Lesotho span several topics including education, villages, food, and geography. World Apart - Students learn about man's effect on his environmment in Madagascar. Missing - Students learn about Chico Mendes and learn about the problems of Madgascar's rain forests. Printable worksheet included source Mbuti Worksheet - Background information, classroom activities, and vocabulary about Zaire's Mbuti people and their art. Students use motifs from nature to create a piece of artwork.