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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Africa Explore the Regions: Swahili Coast

For Students 3rd - 5th
Peruse information about the captivating African Region of the Swahili Coast at this helpful site. Read about the people, economy, and countries of this fascinating region.
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United Nations

United Nations: Cartographic Section: Horn of Africa [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This relief map from the United Nations shows the countries on the Horn of Africa. Roads, rivers, and other geographic features are marked on the map.
Article
Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Chapter 20, Global Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article overviews how American foreign policy perspectives have changed over time. Learn how the media has provoked some of the changes, how media coverage during the Vietnam War, for example, influenced society's perspectives...
Article
PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Programs That Aim to Feed the Hungry

For Students 9th - 10th
Many people in America and the rest of the world are currently struggling to have enough to eat. Learn about the hunger crisis, view a map of the world hunger problem and read about the work being done to help those in need.
Interactive
Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Somali Language

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A beginner's guide to speaking Somali. Study vocabulary and practice with online games.
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Drought and Famine Plagues Horn of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this news article and view the sad images of those suffereing in the 2011 drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. [July 19, 2011] Included are related resources, including classroom activities and an interactive map showing the...
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Oromos

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Oromos, an African people. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges,...
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Somalis

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Somalis. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like a Slum/star Wars Mashup

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like a Slum/Star Wars Mashup" by NPR Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Africa, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the African continent in 1906 showing European land claims such as British East Africa, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Italian Somalia, and others, and European colonies and corporate states such as Cape Colony,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Egypt and the Nile Valley, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Egypt and the Nile Valley from the delta south to the confluence of the Sobat River and the Upper Nile. This map shows Egypt Proper, Nubia, Kordofan, Sudan, Eritrea, and portions of Abyssinia and British Somalia. The map also...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Sahure

For Students 9th - 10th
King Sahure succeeded to the throne after Userkaf, the founder of the Fifth Dynasty. We know that he sent a naval expedition to Byblos. Moreover, Sahure probably sent a military campaign to fight the Libyans. It is possible that Sahure...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Scenes From Punt Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
These scenes show some details of the expedition that Queen Hatshepsut sent along the Red Sea to Punt, now known as Somalia.
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Pumpkin Patch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Sharpen your problem solving and strategy skills playing this Somali game, Pumpkin Patch. The rules are simple but the game requires some thinking. There is a "Get Printable Page," link at the top to print out the materials you need.

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