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Teaching Responsibility
In this responsibility worksheet, learners complete a true/false checklist about being responsible and complete discussion questions after viewing a referenced video. Suggestions for writing and students activities are also given.
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Hector's World - Lesson Plan: Episode 4 - "The Info Gang"
Young scholars watch an online video to equip themselves with strategies for dealing with people who they feel are untrustworthy. In this web safety lesson, students watch a video about how unsafe situations and untrustworthy people make...
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We the Present
Students interview representatives from nonprofit organizations in their community. They summarize the information from their interviews and share the information with the class. They identify the impact of the organization on the...
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Arkansas Careers - Paper Makers
Students listen to the story The Lorax. They identify natural, human and capital resources in the book. They identify the scarcity problem and brainstorm solutions. Students view a map of Arkansas which shows natural resources. They...
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Learning about a Culture from a Story
Students identify environmental influences on a traditional culture, animals and plants important to a traditional culture, and interpret the identity of a traditional culture from objects and a creation story.
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Flowering Philanthropy
Students plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
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Postcards from the Net
Learners take a closer examine the world just outside their doors and share their experiences with their classmates, near and far. They create postcards of their community and email them to pen pals in other school districts.
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Sink or Float
Students construct clay boats and predict whether the boats will sink or float. Students will hypothesize what caused the boats to sink or float.
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ISM: Bertha Stenge Quilt Collection Activity: Design a Local Quilting Pattern
Young scholars research quilt designs by Bertha Stenge. They make a list of things that they could stylize as a design motif. They create a quilt design based on local history and landmarks and sew it onto a pre-made quilt block or quilt.
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The Future of the Social Security System: Will it Accommodate Future Generations of Americans?
Students investigate the future of the U.S. Social Security program. They conduct research, write journal entries, meet and interview a State representative, create a web page with links, and develop a solution for the Social Security...
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Watery World
Students brainstorm to develop resource/reference charts for later use. they are introduced to Microsoft Word and to an internet movie site. They use prepared chart headings, to respond to questions posed on each chart such as: Where do...
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Affluenza
Students are introduced to the "disease" of affluenza. After watching a documentary, they identify the forces that have changed the nation into a consumer society. As a class, they discuss ways to avoid catching on to this phenomenon.
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Asexual Reproduction
Students identify the different types of asexual reproduction. In this biology lesson, students name organisms that reproduce asexually. They answer an interactive quiz and check their answers afterward.
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Rock Cycle
Students explain the processes involved in the rock cycle. In this earth science lesson, students identify the different kinds of rocks. They complete a worksheet during the activity.
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Ecology: Symbiosis
Eighth graders identify various types of symbiotic relationships. In this ecology lesson, 8th graders predict whether certain organisms can form symbiosis with other organisms. They discuss and defend their reasoning.
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Pbs Teachers: Helping Kids Help the Environment
Define and explore the concept of environmental citizenship through a series of literacy-based multimedia, online and hands-on learning experiences. Discover how responsible citizens can help protect their local communities by...
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The Student Conservation Association
Mission: To build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Digging in for Dirt Day!
This lesson is managed through stations that young scholars will rotate around every 20- 30 minutes. Each second grade teacher conducts one station. Parent volunteers can also be used to manage stations. Students will use an auger to...
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Christian Aid: Games and Children's Stories
Explore the links to find our Global Gang games. Help villagers in Nicaragua survive floods, get on board the Citizen Ship, or just try to beat the high scores. There are also stories from around the world that show how children are...
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On the Issues: Virginia
Please know that this site is maintained by volunteers and staff. It is their mission to provide non-partisan information on environment, gun control, war, immigration, and more. Information comes from newspapers and voting history of...
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Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Worm Watch
WormWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the earthworms in their environments, and submit their observations. Monitoring earthworms provides valuable information about the health of local soils so that...
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Nearby Nature
This organization provides nature walks, volunteer opportunities, environment restoration projects, and other educational opportunities that encourage nature appreciation.
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Worldwide International Student Exchange (Wise)
The Worldwide International Student Exchange Foundation is an excellent source of exchange opportunities for short-stay or long term experiences traveling and living abroad. Offers a range of farm, ranch, city environments as well as...
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Trees for Life
A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.