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What Building Used to Be There?
Students examine how their city has changed and examine building preservation. In this building preservation lesson, students listen to a reading of Virginia Lee Burton's, The Little House, before making a time line of how their own city...
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Roosevelt's Tree Army
Students access prior knowledge of the Civilian Conservation Corp. In this trees lesson plan, students understand how each of the trees parts are helpful to society. Students participate in the planning of a tree planting project....
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Where's the Sand?
Learners identify the characteristics of deserts. In this geography lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of a desert and label a map with the names of deserts.
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Who Will Care for the Water?
Young scholars discover how humans impact natural resources. For this environmental lesson, students identify water resources in the local area and construct a T-chart to compare the positive and negative effects humans have on water...
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Habitats Past and Present
Learners explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem lesson, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Learners complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in the animal...
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Helping Countries in Turmoil
Students discover the struggles of emerging democracies. In this service learning instructional activity, students research a non-profit agency that is assisting the people of an emerging democracy and create and advertisement.
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We Are the Government
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents instructional activity, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the...
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Helping Countries in Turmoil
Middle schoolers create an advertisement that promotes a nonprofit. In this service learning lesson, students research emerging democracies and brainstorm ways to help local nonprofit organizations.
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Lending a Helping Hand
Students research the work of North American NGOs and select one to support with a financial contribution as a class. In this philanthropic research lesson, students consider the work of Benjamin Franklin, defining good citizenship and...
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Our Space Station Earth
Students discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. In this natural resources lesson, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Students discuss the...
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Poseidon's Protectors to the Rescue
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students explore the Greek mythology story of Poseidon. Students write letters to Poseidon that address water pollution today and express how they...
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Does It Looks All Right to Me?
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students examine the accomplishments of Civil Rights leaders' as works of philanthropy. Students read literature regarding diversity and study...
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Treacherous Trash
Learners recognize the harmful effects people have on the environment. In this environmental lesson, students simulate water pollution clean-up by using tangled objects and untangling them in a cooperative group. Learners identify why...
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What's All the Fuss?
Middle schoolers investigate why air quality is important. In this environmental lesson, students research air quality and create an infomercial that explains why air quality is important. Middle schoolers use video cameras to record...
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Phil's Community Connections
Students research a Nobel Peace Prize winner to gain understanding of their philanthropic contribution to the global community. In this global peach lesson, students identify a Nobel Peace Prize winner, reflect on how their act affected...
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Volunteering Our Time
Students participate in a service learning project. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen and reflect upon the experience in a journal.
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Can You Make a Difference?
Students write and present a speech. In this service lesson plan, students read an anecdote adapted from The Star Thrower and discuss their feelings about their ability to make a difference in the world. Students make a short speech...
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Philanthropic Beliefs of Native Americans
Students examine the tradition of giving and sharing in early Native American communities. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the term philanthropy, list 3 traditions of Native American giving and sharing, and identify 3...
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Off to Camp We Go!
Students research the Civilian Conservation Corp camps. In this Civilian Conservation Corps camp, students explore the C. C. C. and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They plan and develop a three dimensional representation of life in a C. C. C....
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Tzedakah Begins at Home (Private-Religious)
Young scholars learn about the eight levels of tzedakah or charitable giving. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students examine the eight levels of charitable giving that were developed by Rabbi Moses Maimonides. They participate...
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Year Down Yonder: Giving During the Depression
Learners explore philanthropy. In this Great Depression lesson, students read A Year Down Yonder and share examples of philanthropic acts in the novel. Learners observe acts of philanthropy in their own communities today.
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Courage to Be You: King Day (7th)
Students define discrimination and relate it to their own experiences. In this discrimination lesson, students discuss feeling like a stranger and complete a personal experiences worksheet. Students then find strategies to reduce or...
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Exploring Our Legacy of Giving
Students analyze and interpret the meaning of a famous quote to their own lives. In this philanthropic responsibility lesson, students generate a list of positive traits shared by the local community. Students discuss what it means to be...
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Bridges for All
Students describe how the brave word of one female Quaker served as a lifeline for fugitives before the Civil War. In this research lesson, students research several examples of the philanthropic work of individuals and organizations...
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