Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn how poverty and hunger are related.
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students explore how charity and philanthropy address hunger and poverty.
Grades:
6
7
8
Students research and compare statistics of the history of hunger and obesity around the world.
Unit: Writers as Activists
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students identify causes they care about and related nonprofits or community resources. They use writing as a tool to make a difference, using persuasive writing techniques.
Unit: Community Health and Safety
Grades:
3
4
5
The group collaborates to plan, carry out, and reflect on an authentic service project that meets the health and safety needs of the community. This is based on the needs assessment conducted through surveying community members in previous lessons.
Unit: Urban EdVenture Course by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
5
These activities help youth see the web of communities to which they belong and define what it means to be a member of a community.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty at Westminster
Unit: You Are Uniquely You
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Grades:
3
4
5
We learn a little history of the painters Van Gogh and Gauguin who were driven by a need to give of themselves to others through art. Participants study the techniques and draw their own portraits. They make a gift of the portrait to someone.
Unit: Nonprofits and Careers
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Grades:
6
7
8
Learners identify and investigate local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations, as well as job opportunities using the Idealist.org web site.
Unit: It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Grades:
6
7
8
This is an introduction to the differences and similarities between temperate and tropical rainforests. The group discusses patterns in where rainforests are located, and they begin to research characteristics and gain awareness of their biodiversity.
Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
Grades:
3
4
5
Participants analyze the essential qualities of the Core Democratic Values and how these values are evident in relationships and behavior in a classroom/group and in the community/nation.