Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Sudan
Here you can find a country profile and travel guide to the African nation of Sudan, background overview, and numerous links to key information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news,...
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Guinea Bissau
Features a destination guide to Guinea-Bissau giving background details and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, and much more...
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Features a country profile and travel guide to Democratic Republic of the Congo, background overview, and numerous links to in-depth information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news,...
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Equatorial Guinea
Interesting reference guide that takes you on a virtual trip to Equatorial Guinea in Africa. Background overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous links...
Read Works
Read Works: Cool in the Hot Desert
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about the fennec fox and how it stays cool in the hot African desert. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
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Read Works: An Adventure in Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional first person account shares the story of a child whose fears are overcome while experiencing a safari in Africa. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Read Works: World War Two a Victory in Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from Winston Churchill's speech about the victory in Africa during World War II. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Standing on the Roof of Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Natalie Ingle and her climb to Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Crisis in Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the extreme problems faced by some African countries and other countries are trying to help. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Crisis in Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the problems related to poverty, disease, and war in Africa. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition...
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Read Works: Growing Up in Darfur
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about life as a refugee in Darfur. A question sheet is available to help students build reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Our World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read facts about seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works: African Animals
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text different animals that can be found on the African savanna. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Mohawk Monkey Discovered
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the highland mangabey, a new species of monkey found in Tanzania. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Fleeing Goma
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the devastating effects from a volcanic eruption in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Read Works: New Lives for Old Buses
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an African country that uses old school buses for public transportation. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Stopping the Spread
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists working on a vaccine against malaria. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Playing for Clean Water
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a marry-go-round pump that provides clean drinking water while children play. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Desmond Tutu Biographical
Learn about 1984 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Desmond Mpilo Tutu through this multimedia website from The Nobel Foundation, which includes primary and secondary resources as well as video clips.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance Explorers
Overview of the motives behind the exploration of the "new world" during the Renaissance. Discusses the trading that took place between the "new world" and Europe and various riches offered in Mexico and Latin America.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: F. W. De Klerk Biographical
This Nobel site is a biography of Frederick Willem de Klerk, winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize along with Nelson Mandela.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Blog: "Fairy Circles" Explained
This article describes how termites create circular patterns of bare soil known as "fairy circles" in the grasslands of southern Africa.
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Countries of Africa
Test your geography of Africa with this interactive.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: African Unity Activity
Students will be able to discuss and debate current issues for a specific African country, then develop solutions to these issues by participating in a simulation of a meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).