Exploring Africa

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Exploring Africa

• A lesson for 3rd Grade
• (Social Studies and Art)
• Designed by
• Valentina BinionViolet1283_at_yahoo

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Introduction

• Have you ever traveled to Africa? Have you ever
  wondered about their traditions and customs? Have
  you ever seen elephants and zebras roaming and
  running about or many different people and tribes
  speaking different languages? Have you ever
  wondered about their clothes or why some people
  live in cities and others live in villages? Well,
  get ready because you are about to explore the
  answers to these interesting questions as you
  explore Africa discovering its amazing way of
  life.

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Task

• Are you ready to allow the internet to take you
  on a journey around Africa? You and a partner are
  going on a scavenger hunt around Africa. You will
  pick a country and explore it and gather pictures
  and visual objects that describe needed
  information to find out how they live such as
  language, culture, traditions, housing, food,
  animals, population, and transportation. Your
  groups information will be gathered together in a
  collage made up of the country you choose. You
  will present this to the class.

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Explore Day 1

• This assignment will take three steps
• You will use the following steps to complete
  your collage. Below are also websites to help you
  find the needed information please keep in mind
  you are not limited to the information Ive asked
  for you can explore more aspects interesting to
  you. You are however, required to have pictures
  of all information I asked for and also any
  additional information you want to include.
• Step 1 First you will be assigned to one
  partner. You and your partner will chose a
  country from Africa to explore. Every group will
  have to have a different country so after
  choosing ask teacher for ok before continuing.
• Some African Countries birthday
  traditions
• World Atlas
  Housing
• Transportation (1) animals
• Transportation (2) Language
• Culture (1)
  Countries in Africa
• Culture (2)
• traditions

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Explore Day 2

• 2. Step 2 Now that you have chosen a country you
  can explore. Your collage should include the
  following information. I encourage you to use the
  links listed in day one.
• Name of country
• Primary language
• Culture
• Traditions
• Housing
• Food
• animals
• Transportation
• population
• Other interesting findings

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Exploring Day 3

• 3. Step 3 Now its time to create your collage
  and present it to the class orally. I encourage
  you all to be creative and have fun. Remember
  collages must include everything from day 2.
  Click here for a printed checklist to guide you
  with the assignment.

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Evaluation

• Both you and your partner will receive the same
  grade for the assignment. If I find the work is
  not divided equally grades will alter based on
  the situation. You will be graded in the
  following areas.
• 1.Group participation
• 2.Teamwork
• 3.Creativity in collage
• 4.Following directions
• 5.Presentation
• The entire assignment is worth 100 points with an
  additional 5points of extra credit. Group
  participation is 10points. Teamwork is 10points.
  Creativity in collage is 20 points. Following
  directions is 50points. Presentation is 10points.
  Including additional information and going beyond
  assignment requirements counts for 5 extra credit
  points.
• printable rubric form

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Conclusion

• Wow!! Now you have learned a great deal about
  Africa and the countries that make Africa so
  interesting. You have learned about several
  different counties and key aspects about each
  one. How would you like to visit the country you
  explored or maybe a country one of your
  classmates have explored.
• I always encourage you all to intensify your
  search to more interesting facts about Africa or
  explore another continent and its many counties.

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Credits

• Some African Countries birthday
  traditions
• World Atlas
  Housing
• Transportation (1) animals
• Transportation (2) Language
• Culture (1)
  Images
• Culture (2)
  Countries in Africa
• Traditions
• Here is a link back to The IST 396 web site so
  that others can acquire this template and other
  supporting materials.

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Introduction (Teacher)

• This assignment started as assignment for my IST
  396 and ended with my personal interest in
  Africa. This assignment should give students both
  a lesson in social studies and art. They will
  learn how to incorporate their thoughts or
  research in a creative manner.
• This assignment is about Africa. I hope students
  grasp the many diversities in Africa among the
  fifty three countries. I also hope they to share
  a interest in learning how different cultures
  live compared to their own.

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Learners (Teacher)

• This lesson is anchored in third grade social
  studies, however, it also involves art to a
  lesser extent. This lesson can easily be anchored
  for lower as well as upper grades depending on
  the intensification of the assignment. In order
  to complete this assignment successfully students
  will need to obtain at least third grade reading
  skills. Interaction with group members, be able
  to do a oral presentation and obtain computer
  skills.

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Standards (Teacher)

• Students will learn diversity and differences
  among various countries in Africa
• Social Studies
• Students will Learn how to do research using the
  internet. They will develop and learn important
  information from places around the world. They
  will have the advantage of learning how other
  people live compared to their own ways of life.
  They will learn the many differences that make up
  one world.
• Students will utilize these learning tools in
  completing the assignment successfully.
• Critical thinking? Creative production? writing?
  reading? Teamwork? Compromise?

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Process 1 (Teacher)

• This assignment will take three steps
• You will use the following steps to complete
  your collage. Below are also websites to help you
  find the needed information please keep in mind
  you are not limited to the information Ive asked
  for you can explore more aspects interesting to
  you. You are however, required to have pictures
  of all information I asked for and also any
  additional information you want to include.
• Step 1 First you will be assigned to one
  partner. You and your partner will chose a
  country from Africa to explore. Every group will
  have to have a different country so after
  choosing ask teacher for ok before continuing.
• Some African Countries birthday
  traditions
• World Atlas
  Housing
• Transportation (1) animals
• Transportation (2) Language
• Culture (1)
  Countries in Africa
• Culture (2)
• traditions

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Process 2 (Teacher)

• 2. Step 2 Now that you have chosen a country you
  can explore. Your collage should include the
  following information. I encourage you to use the
  links listed in day one.
• Name of country
• Primary language
• Culture
• Traditions
• Housing
• Food
• Transportation
• Other interesting findings

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Process 3 (Teacher)

• 3. Step 3 Now its time to create your collage
  and present it to the class orally. I encourage
  you all to be creative and have fun. Remember
  collages must include everything from day 2.
  Click here for a printed checklist to guide you
  with the assignment.

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Resources (Teacher)

• To complete this assignment teacher needs
• Computer access
• Poster board for collage
• Glue
• Tape
• Markers, colored pencils

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Evaluation (Teacher)

• Each student will be graded as a group. The total
  points for the assignment is 100 with 5points of
  extra credit
• I chose to break the grades down in five parts
  totaling 100 points on this assignment with an
  additional 5points of extra credit. Group
  participation is 10points. Teamwork is 10points.
  Creativity in collage is 20 points. Following
  directions is 50points. Presentation is 10points
  I expect both group members to incorporate the
  collage equally. Including additional information
  and going beyond assignment requirements counts
  for 5 extra credit points.

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Conclusions (Teacher)

• Teachers should utilize this assignment in
  teaching students about different countries and
  continents as a whole. This assignment helps make
  the lesson fun for the student because they get
  to learn hands on and creatively about another
  country other than their own. They get the chance
  to see how different cultures differentiates all
  around the world.

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Credits (Teacher)

• The IST 396 Site
• Some African Countries birthday
  traditions
• World Atlas
  Housing
• Transportation (1) animals
• Transportation (2) Language
• Culture (1)
  Images
• Culture (2)
  Countries in Africa
• Traditions