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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Madam C. J. Walker, successful African American business woman, supported many causes with the profits of her business. We become aware of the many ways people give.
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Unit: Bully-Free Zone
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Grades:
3
4
5
The learners reflect on a literature book written from the viewpoint of someone who used to bully others, Confessions of a Former Bully. They analyze the data collected from their survey to determine how bullying behavior affects their school. They learn that addressing...
Unit: Beneficial Bees
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Grades:
PreK
K
1
2
3
4
5
Students learn about the role of bees as pollinators and learn about reasons their population numbers have been declining in recent years. They write a letter or create a handout to teach others how to help bees through planting native species.
Unit: Sowing the Seeds of Community
Grades:
6
7
8
The youth read the book Seedfolks and discuss the diverse characters and their individual contributions to a community garden. While learning about the thirteen individuals in the story, they identify their character, heritage, motivations, and contributions to nourishing...
Unit: Courage of the Heart
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Grades:
6
7
8
Participants learn about the scientific contributions of African American inventors and scientists today and in the past.
Unit: Grow Involved 6-8
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Grades:
6
7
8
Young people learn about environmental stewardship and its importance to all people. They carry out a service project that demonstrates environmental stewardship.
Unit: This Land Is Our Land (Stewardship) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
K
1
2
Although the problems of the environment seem overwhelming, if each person does a little, the problems can be reduced. Even small contributions make an impact on the environment. Students choose ways they can make an impact through their small...
Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson guides students to recognize the importance of taking care of the world by reducing trash. Students will recognize the benefits of recycling and reusing.
Unit: Surviving Auschwitz (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson focuses on two young Jewish survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp. As they return to their home town and the concentration camp, they each tell their story and explain why they were willing to return to such an...
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students explore the causes and impacts of hunger, and how hunger differs depending on location.