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YOUTH
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Access Review of Children’s
Materials URL:http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_ Studies/Proceedings_Rev/afrik_access.html Summary: Recommended readings on African culture, Francophone, History and others for children. AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds
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Discover
Africa
URL:http://www.afroam.org/children/discover/discover.html
Summary:
Educational Information about African countries.
Discovery Channel School
URL:
http://school.discovery.com/
Summary: Discovery Channel School features
hundreds of pages of lesson ideas and activities for 30 hours of commercial-free
classroom television programming airing this season on Discovery Channel and the
Learning Channel.
K-12
Studies
URL:http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_k12.html
Summary:
The aim of this guide is to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students
in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for
research and studies. This guide summarizes some relevant materials for K-12
uses available on Penn African Studies WWW site. Discovery Channel School
Kente
Cloth
URL:http://www.latimes.com/HOME/COMMUN/PAPERS/LAYOUTH/kente.html
Summary:
Kids input on their knowledge about the Kente cloth.
Kente
URL:
http://www.erols.com/kemet/kente.htm
Summary: History and significance of
Ghana's Kente Cloth. The different types of kente cloths and intrepretation of
the meaning of their symbols.
South Africa: Can a
Country Overcome its History?
URL:
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/southafrica
Summary: In this exhibit, find
out more about South Africa's past and what people are doing to ensure a good
future. Through five interactive timeline puzzles, you'll learn about the events
that shaped the country, from its first colonization to the discovery of
diamonds and gold and the turmoil of the apartheid years. You can also explore a
wealth of related Web sites.
Watoto
World
URL: http://www.melanet.com/watoto/
Summary:
Watoto World [watoto is Kiswahili for children] was created to bring the
creativity of African heritage children to the Internet; provide information and
instruction for African American parents to meet the challenges of parenting now
and in the 21st century; encourage educators and school systems to provide and
utilize Internet access and computer technology in the classroom; and to
highlight African-centered education and independent Black schools. Website for
Children, Parents, and Educators of African Descent.
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