Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Teaching Geography: Workshop 4—North Africa/Southwest Asia

For Students 9th - 12th
Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River...
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Civilization of Ancient Greece

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore Greece. For this introduction to ancient Greece lesson, students locate and circle the names of the bodies of water surrounding Greece, then underline the names of important cities in Greece on a world map displayed on a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Middle East: Land of Contrasts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the ancient city of Petra. For this Middle East lesson, students watch "The Royal Tour of Jordan," and then discuss the history of Petra. Students conduct research on selected sites in the city and use their findings to...