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Instructional Video15:06
Geography Now

Geography Now! Namibia

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Namibia is an example of the cultural blend that sometimes happens as a legacy of colonialism. The African nation is home to four major people groups, including the one that speaks the language used in the Black Panther movie. A video...
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Instructional Video15:22
Geography Now

Geography Now! Niger

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Niger was created by the arbitrary boundaries set by French colonialism. The interesting country is home to one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, and its people are seeking to carve their identity out of the desert. A...
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Instructional Video12:30
Geography Now

Geography Now! Eswatini

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
It's know as Swaziland no more—welcome, Estwatini! The African nation, while home to stunning geographical diversity, is one of the continent's smallest. It also has its challenges, with roughly a quarter of the adult population infected...
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Instructional Video12:10
Geography Now

Geography Now! Mauritius

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Mark Twain once said heaven was modeled after Mauritius. The home to the now-extinct dodo bird also features lush and fascinating geographical features. A video resource highlights the complex island African nation. 
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Instructional Video15:18
Geography Now

Geography Now! Morocco

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Morocco has its place in popular imagination, thanks to films like Casablanca, but its history is even richer. With the world's oldest university, interesting border disputes, and tree-climbing goats, the country has a rich history that...
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Instructional Video3:22
Curated OER

Crossing the Sahara Desert by Camel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Can you guess how much it costs to buy a camel? Traveling by camel is a common way of reaching one's destination in northern Africa. Follow our leader as he shops the camel mart and attempts to barter for a camel.
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Instructional Video11:38
Geography Now

Geography Now! Madagascar

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Madagascar may have infiltrated the popular culture with a recent cartoon movie, but its roots are ancient. The island country is populated with a mix of southeast Asian and African peoples. A video resource profiles the lush and diverse...
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Instructional Video9:07
Geography Now

Geography Now! Equatorial Guinea

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Spanish speaking Africans? Viewers learn the answer as they explore Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony, using an engaging and informative video. Despite its name, the nation is not actually on the equator. It is, however, home to...
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Instructional Video10:10
Geography Now

Geography Now! Guinea

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
It's one of the rainiest places on Earth, and it's also one of the least visited. Guinea is home to lush jungles and coastal regions. It also supplies at least seven other nations their water supply and is the source of minerals and...
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Instructional Video2:32
Curated OER

Fighting for Survival in the Kalahari Desert, Africa

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Follow the Damara mole rat underground as he excavates the wet sands of the Kalahari Desert. What does he eat? How does he survive in the harsh conditions of the desert? Find out with this informative video.
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Instructional Video3:23
Curated OER

African Beetles Beat the Heat in the Sahara Desert

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Three thousand plant species light up Africa's Karoo Desert for merely two weeks of the year. Compare and contrast the Karoo geography with that of the Sahara to highlight the difference just a few extra centimeters of rain can have on a...
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Instructional Video8:55
PBS

When Apes Conquered Europe

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Where are they now? Apes are humans' closest evolutionary ancestor, yet they only live in small areas in Africa and Asia. Learn how their geography changes with evolution in a video lesson from the PBS Eon series. 
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Instructional Video2:15
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Gorongosa's Water Cycle

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Gorongosa National Park holds a fascinating and ever-changing landscape. What makes the water cycle in the park so special? Travel to Mozambique to learn more about the park using a short video. Content includes rainy season in the park,...
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Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

The Ferocious Predatory Dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What's not to love about dinosaurs? Lucky for us humans, we can love to learn about them from 100 million years away, especially a group of extra large predatory dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period. Watch a descriptive video that...
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Instructional Video13:58
Crash Course

The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Will advances in technology save us from exhausting the Earth's resources? Throughout history, progress helped us revolutionize society. The video discusses the growth in collective learning, exploration, machinery, communications,...
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Instructional Video
Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: The Deserts and Grasslands of Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
This virtual field trip will help students learn how people and nature work together in the deserts and grasslands of Africa. They will discover the importance of grasslands and learn how ecotourism has benefited both people and Kenya's...
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Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Strength to Overcome: South Africa and Kenya

For Students 9th - 10th
Video program featuring two case studies about Africa entitled South Africa: This Land is My Land and Kenya: Medical Geography. The first study explores the post-apartheid government and economy. The second study investigates health care...

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