This lesson explores the roles of government, nonprofits, businesses/farms and households in responding to water quality issues. Students will review why water is a scarce natural resource, human causes of water pollution, and possible agents of change in...
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Unit: Are You a River Keeper?
Unit: Nonprofits are Necessary (3-5)
The purpose of this lesson is to have students name and recognize nonprofit organizations within the local community.
Unit: Communities in Crisis (9-12)
Learners will construct a questionnaire as a needs assessment tool to determine the roles of senior citizens in their community during World War II. Learners will interview the seniors at a local seniors’ residence to obtain primary source information....
Unit: Philanthropy in Action
This lesson will teach students the role of a community foundation, explain that it is a part of the third sector of the American economic system, and extend the possibility that a foundation may fund a student project to benefit the community.
Unit: Laws, What Are They Good For?
Through a service-learning activity, learners will share what they have learned about rights and responsibilities with others in their school and community.
Unit: Diverse Community: Who Is My Neighbor? (9-12)
Students explore the concept of social responsibility and create art to build connections with “neighbors.”
Unit: Encouraging Volunteerism
Learners will use economic thinking to determine how to allocate their scarce resources for community service.
Unit: TeachOne for Earth Day
What are the forces in our lives that separate us from the outdoors today, and what can we do to fuel up on the power of nature? In this lesson, students research the benefits of being outside and the human impact on the environment or about environmental justice...
Unit: Philanthropy and Children Who Are Homeless
The purpose of the lesson is to create an awareness of local agencies that provide services for needy people, teens, and families in the community. Students will also learn the motivations for giving and see how help is provided to the community through the four sectors of the economy. Students...
Unit: Opening Our Hearts and Hands to Others (Tzedakah)
In this lesson, the students are empowered to explore charities related to their own interests and make an impact of their own. Students research different charitable organizations and choose one to represent in a creative way at a tzedakah fair. The students invite family and community...