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Activism or Slacktivism? The "Stop Kony" Campaign as a Teachable Moment
Engage your learners in global events. The makers of the film Invisible Children began the Kony 2012 Campaign to bring awareness to the Lord's Resistance Army. You can show your class the video Kony 2012 and spark discussion with the...
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My World - Africa Scavenger Hunt
Students explore the lives of students living in Africa, learn African traditions, and compare and contrast their lives with the lives of African Students.
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Global Citizenship: A Taste of Uganda
Students gain a deeper understanding of, empathy with, and respect for, children's lives in another locality and culture. This is done through participating in a variety of specific activities given as links in the lesson.
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It Takes a Village
Students consider the contributions of the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref). In this current events instructional activity, students research the listed Web sites that include information about Uganda's education, relief,...
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World Hunger
Students discover the benefits of balanced nutrition. In this service learning lesson, students read Beatrice's Goat and create a poster featuring the Heifer International Project.
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The Impact of AIDS in Africa and its Effect on the United States
Eleventh graders explain the social devastation visited on seven nations of sub-Saharan Africa by the AIDS pandemic, with particular emphasis on the damage to educational systems, women, and Students.
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Nations Pledge to End the Use of Child Soldiers
In this English worksheet, students read "Nations Pledge to End the Use of Child Soldiers," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Africa Savanna
Young scholars discuss the different biomes of Africa. They create a list of biomes of Africa. They color code a map of the biomes of Africa. They research interesting facts about Africa.