Week ending 4 February 2022
Students are to access their assignments for this week in the African History section of their One Note notebook. We will begin the African History section of this unit. The Georgia Standards of Excellence begins this unit with European Colonialism of Africa. Below are several articles from NewsELA and a PBS video that previews Henry Louis Gates' Africa's Great Civilatizations series. These resources serve to highlight several kingdoms or empires that existed on the continent of Africa, for thousands of years, prior to european contact and explotaition. "Why we're overdue to know the brillance of Africa's civilizations" video Aksum Ghana Kush Mali Songhai Western African States/Kingdoms Imperialism Flocabulary European Colonialism in Africa presentation European Colonialism in Africa note sheet Scramble for Africa video European Imperialism in Africa video African History Review Quizlet
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Week ending 28 January 2022
Students are to access their assignments for this week in their One Note notebook. This week students will learn about ethnic and religious groups in Africa. Wednesday and Thursday will be spent engaging in review of all things African Geography. African Relgious Groups/Ethnic Groups Reading African Religious Groups/Ethnic Groups Response Sheet African Geography Cram Sheet Completed African Ethnic Group Quizlet African Geography Review Gimkit Ashanti Videos A History of Ashanti video Geography Now! Ghana video Bantu Videos The Bantu Religion Explained video How Bantus Permanently Changed the Face of Africa video Swahili Videos History of the Swahili video Who are the Swahili? video Arab Videos The History of North Africa Explained video Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course video Weekending 21 January 2022
Students are to access their assignments in their One Note notebook. I am uploading the videos that are attached to this week's lessons here. Deforestation videos Deforestation: Cause and Effect video National Geographic: Deforestation video United Nations: Deforestation video Desertification videos Desertification: A visual disaster video Desertification in Africa video Great Green Wall: Solution to desertification in the Sahel video Unequal Distribution of Water/ Water Pollution videos Water Changes Everything video World Vision: Walking in Sabina's Shoes video 10 Hard Facts About Water Pollution in Africa video Environmental Issues in Africa Presentation Environmental Issues in Africa Quizlet- Review Environmental Issues in Africa Study Guide Wed., 5 January 2022 and Thurs., 6 January 2022
Today students were introduced to the Africa Unit through geography. They read information about various climate zones, physical features and several countries on the continent of Africa. The students were then tasked with labeling and identifying the features on several maps. Africa Geography Presentation Completed Africa Geography Maps |
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I'm Ms. Mc Bean and welcome to my blog page! This year in 7th grade, we will focus on Southwest Asia, Africa, and Southern & Eastern Asia. In our study of these regions, we will be emphasizing the five main components of Social Studies: geography, history, economics, government, and culture (please note that this includes the world’s major religions). Archives
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