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8th grade african history activities
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
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Colonial America | 13 Colonies | 17 Days of Lesson Plans and Assessment
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.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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:Â Black History Month Task Cards and Activities Bundle (Civil Rights Unit)
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
Grades:
4th - 12th
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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
Grades:
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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â World History Map Activities Bundle | Google Classroom | Printable & Digital
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
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Colonial America | 13 Colonies | 17 Days of Lesson Plans and Assessment
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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Grades:
5th - 9th
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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Grades:
5th - 12th
Nelson Mandela Collaboration Poster | Meaningful Black History Month Activity
Nelson Mandela collaboration poster designed to integrate art into your classroom while learning about Nelson Mandela and South Africa. Two Nelson Mandela poster lessons are included, plus bonus activities. These art activities are intended to complement/supplement any Nelson Mandela or South Africa lesson or unit you teach. It’s a great way to start a unit or cap one off. These art activities are an engaging and entertaining way for students to work together to create a large poster of Nelson M
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1st - 12th
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Also included in:Â Black History Month Activities: Collaboration Posters BUNDLE Set 2
Sub-Saharan Africa BUNDLE (World Geography BUNDLE), Digital & Print
Sub-Saharan Africa BUNDLE, Digital Distance Learning & Print covers physical geography of Africa, Cultural Geography of Africa, History of Africa, Modern Africa, & Facts about Africa. ALSO PART OF A WORLD GEOGRAPHY MEGA BUNDLE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING Sub-Saharan Africa Lesson Plan Guide for World Geography Back To SchoolAfrica Agenda PowerPoint & Google Slides World Geography AgendaSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Guided Notes and PowerPoint, Print and Digital VersionSub-Saharan Africa Anchor Chart
Grades:
8th - 11th
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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
Grades:
5th - 8th
African Kingdoms Stations Timeline Activity | Kush Ghana Mali Zimbabwe Aksum
In this African Kingdoms stations and timeline activity, students learn the history, culture, rise, and fall of six of the most famous African Kingdoms, such as Kush, Aksum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Great Zimbabwe. Students record details on each African Kingdom while they engage with a timeline assignment to understand each kingdom's place in history in relation to each other. Students are introduced to a variety of cultural achievements from all over the continent of Africa, such as the Ge'
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5th - 8th
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Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Reading Stations & Campaign Poster
Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Reading Stations, Campaign Poster, & Lesson Plan - Print & Digital, Answer Key, Rubric - Google DriveThis zero-prep, differentiated, fun activity covers famous Egyptian pharaohs. It is an excellent addition to your unit on Ancient Egypt and works great as a backup Sub-Lesson Plan! I like doing these activities because they get students up and moving. This resource comes as a Google Drive resource. If you would like to print the resource material, you can do so. S
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7th - 11th
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Civil War Reconstruction Era Activity Cootie Catcher (13th 14th 15th Amendments)
These cootie catchers/ fortune tellers are a great way for students to review what they have learned about Reconstruction after the Civil War in the United States. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included.These cootie catchers contain the following vocabulary terms: Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Carpet baggers, Scalawags, Ku Klux KlanThese cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students c
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5th - 9th
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Apartheid in South Africa: Reading and Activities (SS7H1)
This product is designed to help students understand apartheid in South Africa and build their understanding of the content. The product includes various activities to guide all learners. There is No Prep needed. The reading is concise and delivers information from the start of Apartheid to the election of Nelson Mandela. Information Covered:National Party Population Registration Act Group Areas Act Paws Laws Act Anti-Apartheid Movement Around the WorldF.W. de Klerk Nelson Mandela This Product I
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Apartheid (SS7H1)
Google Earth Scavenger Hunt with Latitude and Longitude Fun Activities
This Google Earth Scavenger Hunt activity bundle is a fun and engaging way for your students to discover and explore both World Famous Landmarks and African Animals using Google Earth. It provides a hands on approach to using latitude and longitude coordinates in Google Earth.Students are required to type the given coordinates into Google Earth to discover and explore the locations of objects on the planet Earth. Perfect for Earth Day and Earth Science.This download includes:4 x Color Google Ear
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3rd - 8th
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Transatlantic Slave Trade: Reading and Questions (SS6H1)
This product will engage and help your students to understand how the Transatlantic Slave Trade impacted the world. Through the readings and activities, students will be able to develop their own ethical morals, interpret the influence of the slave trade, and analyze a challenging topic. This product can be used in various ways and for all types of learners. This Product Includes:•Introduction- See, Think Wonder: Students will analyze two images of slave ship diagrams and write about what they s
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Transatlantic Slave Trade Resources (SS6H1)
Kingdoms of West Africa Webquest (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai)
The assignment contains 38 questions about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Standards addressed:Students will analyze the growth of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including cities such as Djenne and Timbuktu as centers of tr
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4th - 10th
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Also included in:Â World History Curriculum Bundle
Glory Road Movie Guide & Key
Glory Road is a movie set in the Civil Rights era which deals with the struggle of African Americans during the time. Coach Don Haskins becomes the coach of a struggling college basketball team (Texas Western). To make the team a major competitor he recruits African American basketball players. A great movie about breaking down racial barriers.This guide has 39 questions that are in chronological order throughout the movie so students can easily follow along and pull information from the film at
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Ancient Egypt 3D Pyramid Foldable and Booklet Activities
Are you teaching about religion in ancient Egypt or daily life of the ancient Egyptians? This resource includes TWO foldables for use in your social studies classroom along with corresponding informational text.The 3D pyramid foldable is a great educational tool for middle school students to learn about religious life in ancient Egypt. It is easy to assemble and provides a visual representation of the pyramids that were so important in ancient Egyptian religion. The foldable includes sections ab
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle
Transatlantic Slave Trade Student Map and Questions
I designed this map activity along with accompanying questions to engage students in actively recreating a historical map, fostering both spatial understanding and critical thinking skills. Students are tasked with recreating the map on their worksheets, using colored pencils with attention to detail. To facilitate this process, I project the map at the front of the classroom, allowing students to reference it as they work and providing assistance to those who require closer examination. I have
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World History Maps: 1750-1900: Bundle of 20 Maps with Questions
Dividing Up Africa- Scramble for Africa (SS7H1)
This product includes various strategies to help students understand European colonization in Africa, the Scramble for Africa, and the Berlin Conference. This product includes maps, political cartoons, readings, and comprehension questions to check for understanding. Great assignment for:Directed instructionGroup work Independent practice Remediation Homework Substitute Plans I used this assignment to introduce our new unit on European colonization in Africa. I did a whole class guided instructi
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Africa Resources
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