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8th grade african history resources
Historically Black College and University HBCU Display Pennant Set
Show your HBCU Love with these fully colored Historically Black Colleges and Universities Pennants for a Classroom Display!The colors of the included schools are accurately depicted in the pennants. Just added 20 new schools! Leave your HBCU in the comments if you'd like to see a school added! HBCUs Included in this Banner Display Set, Organized by State: ALABAMA Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Miles College Oakwood College Selma University Stillman College Talladega College
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K - 12th, Higher Education
West Africa Empires Web Quest! Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Mansa Musa, Salt Gold Trade
West Africa Empires Web Quest! Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Mansa Musa, Salt Gold Trade!This West Africa lesson is included in the larger unit on Islam and West Africa, located here:Islam and West Africa Unit Bundle!Purchase this and save significantly!--------------In this highly-engaging web quest on West Africa, students investigate the West African Empires of Axum, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, as well as the impact and legacy of Mansa Musa and the Salt and Gold Trade that popularized West Africa.Sever
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4th - 8th
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The Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage Stations
Through this lesson, students learn about the Atlantic Slave trade and the Middle Passage by visiting 5 stations that discuss Triangular Trade and the experience of enslaved Africans along the middle passage. Students practice writing a historical context through their exit tickets. This activity is a great way for students to examine all aspects of the Atlantic Slave trade by examining primary sources, statistical data, and interactive maps. For the classroom version, you will need at least 2 c
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Colonial America | 13 Colonies | 17 Days of Lesson Plans and Assessment
Trans-Saharan Trade Simulation Game - Ibn Battuta and the Mali Empire
This is a fun, exciting way to get your students to role-play in groups as explorers crossing the Sahara during the gold-salt trade. Students must work together in a caravan to make the right decisions along the journey to avoid losing too much health or too many blocks of salt. Just print one game card per student and control the story from your projector! Includes:- Trans-Saharan Trade Simulation PowerPoint- Trans-Saharan Trade Student Game Card- Spinners to Print for Random Events within Simu
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5th - 8th
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Black History Month Activity Word Search (Famous African Americans Worksheet)
Black History Month: This black history month word search celebrates the African American heroes throughout history. The solution to the puzzle is included.
This Word Search contains the following people:
♦ Booker T. Washington
♦ Coretta Scott King
♦ Dorothy Height
♦ Elijah McCoy
♦ Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman
♦ Frederick Douglass
♦ Harriet Tubman
♦ Lewis Latimer
♦ Malcolm X
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month Task Cards and Activities Bundle (Civil Rights Unit)
Apartheid and Nelson Mandela Biography Reading Comprehension Bundle
This bundle has two informational articles: one on Apartheid and the other on Nelson Mandela. More specific details below. Each product has a color and BW version, as well as a key. There is a preview of each item, so be to check that out so you see exactly what you're getting.The ZIP file of each product has a PDF student version for posting on personal sites, such as Google classroom or Canvas, or sending to students through email for distance learning. Please do not post of public sites. (T
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5th - 8th
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West Africa Interactive Notebook Empires and Kingdoms Mansa Musa Mali Ghana
(Print & Digital)West Africa for Interactive Social Studies Notebook! ***Important Update - Now includes additional, colorful Digital Google Slides Version for Google Classroom! Designed for Distance Learning {See video preview of Digital Version}This product contains interactive cut and paste learning material for students to create an organized social studies interactive notebook. Timelines, flaps, graphic organizers, important figures, vocabulary, answer key, and much more are included in
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4th - 8th
Black History Month African Americans in Science Activity BUNDLE
Save 40% off regular prices! Show the many important ways African American scientists have contributed to scientific discoveries using an easy-to-implement timeline project, engaging webquests, and biography readings with worksheets. Plus, each included resource (except the large timeline project) includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!Bundle Includes 10 Activities:TIMELINE PROJECT6 BIOGRAPHIES & QUESTIONS 3 WEBQUESTS Individual Resource Descriptions:African American Achie
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7th - 10th
Harlem Renaissance and Great Migration Activity and Reading | 2 activities!
In Harlem Renaissance and Great Migration student reading and research activity, students learn the origins of (and contributors to) the movement that resulted from the Great Migration. Students begin with an introductory text on the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance with guided questions to review the essential material. Then, students transition to an activity that allows them to learn more about 7 of the major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance. Students will use QR codes to inves
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5th - 10th
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Medieval Africa | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai | Map Activity | Printable & Digital
This map lesson focuses on West African geography and the Medieval Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Students will locate and label African deserts, rainforests, and savannas in order to analyze how trade was affected by different types of geography. A digital version for use in your Google Classroom is included. **This resource is part of the World History Map Activities Bundle. TEN map lessons and assessments are included at a 20% discount price! Click here to see all the resources in the
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5th - 8th
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Africa Bundle
This Africa bundle includes the following products:Africa PresentationAfrica WorksheetEgypt PresentationEgypt WorksheetMadagascar PresentationMadagascar WorksheetMorocco PresentationMorocco WorksheetNigeria PresentationNigeria WorksheetSouth Africa PresentationSouth Africa WorksheetPDFs, PowerPoints, and links to download versions formatted for Google Apps are included. An optional 25-question assessment is also included as both a Word doc and a Google Form. Due to the amount of information cove
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5th - 8th
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The Scramble for Africa - Causes and Effects
The Scramble for Africa – Causes and Effects of European Imperialism in Africa The main goal of this lesson is to have students describe and make connections between the causes and effects of European Imperialism in AfricaYou get a 16 Slide Power Point with:Do Now Instructions (Worksheet included)Info ChartInformational Graphics/MapVideo LinksAssessment QuestionsActivity InstructionsConclusion QuestionThere are 3 Activity Options that use 3 different resourcesResource 1 – Information Chart on Ca
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6th - 11th
Also included in: African History Unit Bundle
The Five Regions of Africa 5-E Lesson | African Geography and Culture | Google
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! Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Begin with a fun “Rank It - Continents” warm-up. Then, a “Divide It” activity challenges your class to examine 4 thematic maps to determine how best to divide Africa into 5 regions. Next, students create labeled maps featuring the 5 regions of Africa. An “Inv
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6th - 12th
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Children of Blood and Bone Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. With over 140+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel. Plus, the literary analysis resources, critical consciousness activities and discussions, fiction close readings, West Africa and Yoruba historical and cultural readings and activities, extension projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provid
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8th - 12th
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Hidden Figures- Movie Questions and Responses
Here are some questions/responses for students to answer while watching and after watching the movie Hidden Figures.Multiple choice, opinion, short answer & long answer questions.This keeps the students engaged while watching the movie but also allows them to watch the movie and not focus on just looking for the next answer. It's also a great resources to start discussion groups after answering the final one answer response. This resource was aimed at Grades 5-8.
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3rd - 8th
Imperialism and Crimes Against Humanity in the Congo Free State
This lesson plan for Imperialism includes primary source excerpts from George Washington Williams' letter to Belgium's King Leopold II about the crimes he witnessed in the Congo Free State. George Washington Williams was an African American writer who interviewed Leopold then traveled to the Congo in 1890. The terrible acts he witnessed there inspired his letter, which is credited with coining the phrase "crimes against humanity". It also was instrumental in the colony being taken from Leopold's
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8th - 11th
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The Development of Race Based Slavery in Colonial Virginia Jamestown 13 Colonies
This lesson helps students to understand the development of race-based slavery in the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, and how this slavery was different than previous forms of slavery practiced around the world. Students read a "Historical Background" which discusses how race-based slavery developed in colonial Virginia. They then analyze laws that were created to support this system. It really helps them to understand that this type of slavery was about power. It also leads to great discussions
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Colonial America | 13 Colonies | 17 Days of Lesson Plans and Assessment
Amistad Primary Source Analysis Activity
This excellent activity for the famous Amistad case is an excellent way to get your students to engage with primary source documents and learn about this fascinating moment in American History!
This download includes a 1-page introduction reading that explains all about the case of the Amistad, from the capture of Africans in Sierra Leone through to the Supreme Court case. There are then 6 excellent primary source documents for your students to analyze. Each includes an actual image of the doc
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7th - 11th
West Africa Activities Resource Bundle - Gold and Salt Trade Traditions History
West Africa Empires / Kingdoms Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!West Africa Interactive NotebookWest Africa Empires Reading PassagesWest Africa Interactive PowerPointWest Africa STEM ChallengesWest Africa Google Classroom Student ProjectsWest Africa Empires Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interactive
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5th - 9th
Lost Boys of Sudan Video Questions Darfur | God Grew Tired of Us | Microsoft
Students love, "God Grew Tired of Us“, a heartwarming and fascinating documentary about the "Lost Boys of Sudan”. Students answer 30 questions as they watch the video. Filmmakers follow a few “Lost Boys” as they leave African refugee camps & resettle in the US. Your students will be captivated by the challenges the boys faced as they adjusted to life in a new culture, while learning the history of the genocide in Darfur & civil war in Sudan. Your purchase has print & interactive, dig
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6th - 12th
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Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle
The Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 186 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 11 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of daily life and the history of dynasties in ancient Egypt. Students will examine the geography of the region in web quest, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform a class skit, analyze primary sources and more!Res
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5th - 8th
Black History Month - Black Scientists throughout Histo - Daily Prompt - Science
This product is a downloadable PDF with an active link to make a copy of this GOOGLE SLIDES DOCUMENT. Please make sure you have a free Google account prior to purchasing, as there will be no refunds. February is Black History Month, and it’s important for *every* classroomthroughout *every* subject, to spend time illuminating Black History in their content.I created this GoogleSlides journal for my Science students to research a differentAfrican American scientist for each day of the month of Fe
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5th - 12th
African Kingdoms and African Geography PowerPoint Notes Activity
In this African Kingdoms and geography PowerPoint and notes activity, you receive a jam-packed 17-page PowerPoint presentation and a 3-page guided notes packet for instruction on African geography and the medieval African kingdoms on Djenne-Djeno, Askum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Great Zimbabwe. This unit PowerPoint is synced to work very well with my Africa resources located here!Students are instructed on the geography of Africa, including the Sahara Desert, Nile River, Congo River, Kalahari
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5th - 8th
African Decolonization Lesson Plan
This lesson plan on Africa's decolonization is a thorough and engaging resource with multiple activities to ensure your students understand this important period in history and its impact on today. A lesson plan details exactly how to use all the resources, along with a suggested warm up, videos, and more. An engaging PowerPoint covers the decolonization era, its background, and legacy. There's a special focus on Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, and the Congo. It also touches on Nelson Mandela's fight aga
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8th - 11th
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