Contents -- Introduction -- Map of Africa -- Part One: The African Continent -- The Vastness of Africa -- Rock and Dirt: Geology and Soils -- Investigate Soil Erosion -- Climate: Seasons and Rainfall -- Modifying Forces -- Winds and Currents -- The East African Rift -- Rivers -- Lakes -- Volcanoes and Mountains -- Mineral Wealth -- Part Two: African Habitats, Plants,and Animals -- The Pyramid of Life: The Big Picture -- Observe a Local Ecosystem -- Vegetation Types -- Make a Zuna Wind Chime -- Write an African Fable -- Wandering Wildebeest -- After the Big Five, the Small-to-Medium Zillion -- Animal Meanings -- Make an Nkondi Nkisi -- Make a Snake Bracelet -- Animal Behavior: Feeding, Fleeing, FeelingGood, and Finding a Mate -- Become a Field Biologist -- Part Three: African People and Places -- The Family of Humans -- Exodus -- Create Rock Art -- Family Resemblances -- Clans and Tribes -- Early Civilizations -- Make the First Wind Instrument -- Hunting and Gathering -- Pastoralism -- Play the Oldest Board Game in the World -- Build a Maasai Bivouac Shelter -- Make a Model Maasai Nkang -- Agriculture -- Make Cassave Chips -- Some Tasty Banana Recipes -- Colonialism and Racism -- Slavery -- African Culture -- Make a Ritual Elephant Mask -- Kanga Beachwear -- Africa Today and Tomorrow -- Become a Painter in the Naïve School of Art -- African Beadwork -- Watch This Space -- An Activity for the Year 2060 -- Selected Bibliography -- Web Sites to Explore -- Books to Read -- Index.