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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dorset Life

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dorset Life instructional activity, students match a set of vocabulary words to their definition sand complete a fill in the blank activity. A web site reference is given.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When Grandparents Are The Only Parents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the way American families are changing. In groups, they discuss the impact of grandparents being the only parents to their grandchildren. They identify the mixed emotions felt by all members of the family and share...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acid Rain Keeps Falling On My Head

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students measure the pH of local rain water. Students map the location of the collected rain water according to pH levels.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Does What?

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine activities that people in various careers engage in. They identify and compare/contrast various careers, and participate in a matching game that matches people to an object.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acid Rain Keeps Falling on My Head

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the pH level of rain water in their local community. They locate each location on a map. They analyze the data and draw conclusions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Grinding Stones # 2

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss and explore the Navajo tradition of grinding with stones. They observe how the grinding stone is used and then they practice using the grinding stones themselves.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kids Care

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this video segment [0:47] from Zoom, students in the Kids Care Club prepare "Bags of Love" for mothers and children.
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Website
Other

Points of Light

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The mission of the organization is to instill compassion and the idea of service and philanthropy in school children. Find out how to start a Care Club and what projects the children can participate in.
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Lesson Plan
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Words to Action [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After investigating the health of waterways in their community, learners can undertake this activity where they participate in a community cleanup.
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Lesson Plan
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Recycling Survey [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this activity, students construct a survey about recycling practices in their school and community, then share the results in class and draw conclusions.
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Lesson Plan
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Environmental Checklists [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students create environmental checklists for monitoring their own and their community's level of 'environmental stewardship.'
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Handout
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Recycling: Why Do We Recycle? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A two-page handout on the rationale for recycling and what happens to recycled materials in one community.
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Website
Other

Do something.org

For Students 9th - 10th
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Making Progress [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Making Progress" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students clearing the trash from a vacant lot near the school and planting a garden to beautify the neighborhood and show they care. It is followed by constructed-response...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Making Progress [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
"Making Progress" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about students clearing the trash from a vacant lot near the school and planting a garden to beautify the neighborhood and show they care. It is followed by constructed-response...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Learning Activities: Peace Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This series of activities for early elementary young scholars focuses on peace education. Emphasis is on our behavior and how it impacts peace.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
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Website
Other

Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador: Climate Change Club

For Students 3rd - 8th
Join the fun at the Climate Change Club where you can find out ways to take action at home, in school, and in your community. Keep up with the latest news in climate science, and link to fact sheets and other fun sites that care about...
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EL Education

El Education: How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This book was created by kindergarten students from the East End Community Charter School in Portland, Maine, as part of an eight-week learning expedition on local food and gardens called, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" These young...