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This lesson explores the causes of desertification and its effects on the land and people in Africa’s Sahel region south of the Sahara. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E...

This lesson explores how social media can be a powerful way to change our world by examining “The Kony 2012 Effect”. The online campaign was created to bring global awareness to issues in Uganda &...

This lesson explores how social media can be a powerful way to change our world by examining “The Kony 2012 Effect”. The online campaign was created to bring global awareness to issues in Uganda &...

Just say, “elephants”, and your class will be hooked! This lesson examines illegal ivory poaching in Africa and examines its effects on our world. The activities are engaging for students & the...

This fun lesson examines how history has shaped our modern world. Break down the causes and effects of colonization, colonialism, and imperialism in a simplified, yet meaningful way. The activities...

This fun lesson examines how history has shaped our modern world. Break down the causes and effects of colonization, colonialism, and imperialism in a simplified, yet meaningful way. The activities...

This lesson examines the five regions of Africa by exploring the continent’s diverse cultures & geography. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use!...

This lesson examines the five regions of Africa by exploring the continent’s diverse cultures & geography. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use!...

End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Africa by...

End the cycle of bored students copying from books to label maps! Your classes think critically with these digital, interactive, geography activities. First, students answer questions about Africa by...

Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 should be passed (George Hoar and James Slater) by answering 34 questions and completing a...

Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not America needs a New Deal by answering 37 questions and completing a creative task (text excerpts are from FDR and Hoover in 1932)...