Mansa Musa Student Choice Board

Directions: You will research Mansa Musa and present your information using one of the following activities
from the student choice board below.

Your activity must include the following
information:
1. Mansa Musa’s Family
2. Mansa Musa’s Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
3. The importance of Timbuktu
4. Mansa Musa’s great wealth
5. Mansa Musa’s impact on education
Source: Use the Encyclopedia Britannica app in
ClassLink. Search “Mansa Musa.” Use the articles
and related resources to complete your research.
Use both the Level 2 and 3 articles to help you find
the information you need.

Sensory Figure Comic Strip Keynote / PowerPoint

Directions:
Students will find an accurate
picture of Mansa Musa to add to
the Sensory Figure Template and
then accurately complete the
sentence stems to tell the story
about Mansa Musa.
Directions:
Students will use the comic strip
template to accurately tell the
story of Mansa Musa using
pictures, words, and color.
Directions:
Students will create either a
Keynote or PowerPoint containing
Five slides that tells the story of
Mansa Musa using pictures,
words, and color.

Sensory Figure Rubric Comic Strip Rubric Keynote/PPT Rubric

CONTNET CONTENT
CONTENT
Box 1 _____/10 Slide 1 _____/10
Picture_____/4
Picture, Description, Color, Neat Picture, Description, Color, Neat
See _____/4
Emotion _____/4 Box 2 _____/10 Slide 2 _____/10
Given _____/4 Picture, Description, Color, Neat Picture, Description, Color, Neat
Travelled _____/4
Box 3 _____/10 Slide 3 _____/10
Learned _____/4
Picture, Description, Color, Neat Picture, Description, Color, Neat
Believed _____/4
Built _____/4 Box 4 _____/10 Slide 4 _____/10
Read _____/4 Picture, Description, Color, Neat Picture, Description, Color, Neat
Heard ____/4 Box 5 _____/10 Slide 5 _____/10
Picture, Description, Color, Neat Picture, Description, Color, Neat
HISTORICAL ACCURACY
Family _____/10 HISTORICAL ACCURACY HISTORICAL ACCURACY
Pilgrimage _____/10 Family _____/10 Family _____/10
Timbuktu ____/10 Pilgrimage _____/10 Pilgrimage _____/10
Wealth _____/10 Timbuktu ____/10 Timbuktu ____/10
Education _____/10 Wealth _____/10 Wealth _____/10
Education _____/10 Education _____/10
Neatness _____/10
TOTAL_______/100 TOTAL_______/100
TOTAL_______/100
Mansa Musa Research Notes
1. Mansa Musa’s Family – Does he have any famous ancestors? Who are they?

2. Mansa Musa’s Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca) – Why did he go? What happened on the way? How did he
impact the city of Cairo, Egypt?

3. The importance of Timbuktu – How did Mansa Musa change or improve this city?

4. Mansa Musa’s great wealth – How great was Mansa Musa’s wealth? Give details.

5. Mansa Musa’s impact on education – What did Mansa Musa do to improve education?