Geography of Africa Jigsaw Activity
Today you will be participating in your first jigsaw activity. A jigsaw activity is where each group member learns about 1 piece of the day's "puzzle". Then the group members teach about their piece of the puzzle to their other group members, and learn about the rest of the puzzle from their group members as well. It is important that everyone participates fully for this to work well! Please pay attention to directions and how things are labeled below!
Today's Puzzle: Africa's Geographical Climate!
Vocab Word: Climate
Climate is the weather conditions that are usual to an area over a long period of time
As we've just seen in the video Africa is a very diverse place with many different geographical features. Africa is made up of 4 primary different geographical climates. Today's challenge is to learn about the 4 different climates of Africa and how they impact the lives of the people who live there.
Today's Puzzle: Africa's Geographical Climate!
Vocab Word: Climate
Climate is the weather conditions that are usual to an area over a long period of time
As we've just seen in the video Africa is a very diverse place with many different geographical features. Africa is made up of 4 primary different geographical climates. Today's challenge is to learn about the 4 different climates of Africa and how they impact the lives of the people who live there.
Station 1: The Sahara
Click on the link here to learn about the Sahara!
You must:
Click on the link here to learn about the Sahara!
You must:
- answer the questions on your sheet.
- be prepared to teach the ideas to your teammates and answer their questions.
- pick 2 pictures to show your teammates that demonstrate what your region looks like the most. (Keep the images on your chrome book and show them when it is your time to do so).
Station 2: The Sahel
Click on the link here to learn about the Sahel!
You Must:
Click on the link here to learn about the Sahel!
You Must:
- answer the questions on your sheet.
- be prepared to teach the ideas to your teammates and answer their questions.
- pick 2 pictures to show your teammates that demonstrate what your region looks like the most. (Keep the images on your chrome book and show them when it is your time to do so).
Station 3: The Savannah
Click on the link here to learn about the Savannah!
You Must:
Click on the link here to learn about the Savannah!
You Must:
- answer the questions on your sheet.
- be prepared to teach the ideas to your teammates and answer their questions.
- pick 2 pictures to show your teammates that demonstrate what your region looks like the most. (Keep the images on your chrome book and show them when it is your time to do so).
Station 4: The Rainforest
Click on the link here to learn about the Savannah!
You Must:
Click on the link here to learn about the Savannah!
You Must:
- answer the questions on your sheet.
- be prepared to teach the ideas to your teammates and answer their questions.
- pick 2 pictures to show your teammates that demonstrate what your region looks like the most. (Keep the images on your chrome book and show them when it is your time to do so).