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1. Would you prefer to live in Canada or Nigeria
Would You Prefer To Live In Canada Or Nigeria? created by Sandra Mazzei Grade: 6/7 Critical Task: If you could take your friends and family with you, would you prefer to live in Canada or Nigeria? Consider income, health care, and quality of life. Also consider your own interest and skills. Overview: Students will compare the country of Nigeria...

2. Performance Assessment Lesson Plans
Performance Assessment Lesson Plans Title: A Cry for Help from Africa Level: This assessment is written for grades 7-9. Author: Joan M. Longmire Eastview Middle School Bartlett, IL 60103 Inquiry Question: What are the causes and consequences of underdevelopment in Nigeria? National Geography Standards: (in order of significance) Students Standard 17 know how to apply geography to interpret the past. Standard 18 know how to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future. Standard 9 know the characteristics, , of human populations on Earth's surface....

3. Global Citizen 2000 - Civil Wars
...6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 Instructional Objectives: 1. Define: nationalism, ethnicity, identity, civil war, history (textual and oral), sovereignty, religion, culture, country, nation, nation-state _ 2. Identify some civil wars and conflicts that have been unresolved in modern times. For example: Vietnam, Nigeria, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Colombia, etc. _ 3. Explain how civil war impacts the common person. 4. Analyze the effects of conflict on identity using PEERS. 5. Synthesize the understanding of the impact of civil war or conflict on the common person by developing empathy for the various decisions they have...

4. Global Citizen 2000 - Civil Wars
_ _ _ _ Printer Friendly Version Civil War in Nigeria The Impact of Civil War and Conflict on Identity Themes & Core Questions: 1. How do people define citizenship or nationality in the times of government crisis? To what degree does political instability affect the common person? 2. What are the economic impacts (both positive and negative) of domesti...

5. Geography and Folklore
...ools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective. Standard 4: The physical and human characteristics of places Materials: 1. Copy of a political map of Africa for each student (letter size); 2. Large political map of Africa, desk size maps of Madagascar, Nigeria, Kenya, Mali and Ghana (climate, natural vegetation, and physical). You can use the National Geographic Map Machine 3. Picture book of a folktale from each of the aforementioned countries. Introducing the Lesson: 1. Using latitude and longitude, have students identify the countries they will be work...

6. Yoruba Naming Ceremony
...results of their name questionnaire with the class. 4. Start Yoruba section by saying the following: "Today, I'm going to share with you how the Yoruba people get their names." 5. Do the following mini-presentation on Africa: + The Yoruba people live in Africa. They live in the southwestern part of Nigeria. + Show the students Nigeria on the map. + Explain how the Yoruba people do not pick names for their children before they are born. The child's name is selected on the basis of a significant event or circumstance at the time of their birth. For example a Yoruba child born in America might receive Ol...

7. The Royal Art of Benin
...Guiding Question: How did the king of Benin use works of art to project an image of power, authority, and divinity to the people of Benin? Learning Objectives After completing this lesson, students will be able to: Identify Benin as a kingdom in West Africa Locate on a map the modern-day country of Nigeria, site of the kingdom of Benin Describe the power of the king of Benin Show how the king communicated his authority through the use of brass plaques Preparing to Teach this Lesson This lesson plan consists of two sets of learning activities that build upon one another and should, therefore, be used s...

8. Air in the Home
...titled Air can be read to the students. 7. Tying it all together Air is free but it is the most important commodity in our environment for no one can live without air. 8. Assessment The students should write a poem on Air. 9. Author(s) S. T. Bajah stan@alpha.linkserve.com 10. References STAN (1998) Nigerian Integrated Science Project. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria) Limited.

9. Center for Renaissance & Baroque Studies
Crossing Borders/Breaking Boundaries VI The Arts and Artistic Legacies of the West African Civilizations, 700 - 1600 c.e. July 17-25, 2006 Program home About Schedule Application Lesson Plans Contact Us View lesson worksheets. randolph-image Lesson Title: Medieval Ethiopia, Mali and Nigeria: The Influence of Culture in Africa Name: Brenda Randolph Discipline: Library Research Skills and World Studies School: Silver Spring International Grade Level: Middle School Time Period: Two Days I. Conceptual Framework Big Idea: Cultural Diffusion Enduring Understanding: Cultural systems are the s...

10. Living in a Healthy Environment
...o compare the cleanliness of their compound with that of the local school they attend. 9. Author(s) S. T. Bajah stan@alpha.linkserve.com 10. References Bajah, Sam. Tunde et al (1996) Integrated Science: A New Approach for Junior Secondary Schools. Book One Ibadan: University Press, Plc. STAN (1998) Nigerian Integrated Science Project. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria) Limited.