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To share knowledge of economic systems and the role of the non-profit sector with other social studies classes studying economics and/or social geography.
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Unit: Whose Job Is It?
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through a reading of the Australian Aboriginal folktale, The Secret of Dreaming, learners will describe what this creation tale reveals about the culture of the Aboriginals and will explain mankind’s permanent responsibility as caretaker of the land....
Unit: Environmental Groups and the Three Economic Sectors
Grades:
9
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11
12
In this lesson, students recognize that our valuable natural resources are maintained and cared for by government, business, nonprofits, and individuals. The three sectors (and individuals) work together to accomplish what any one of them cannot do alone.
Unit: Rivers for the Common Good
Grades:
3
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5
Learners will develop a graphic way of visualizing the concept of a million by utilizing what had happened to the Nashua River due to the dumping of raw sewage in 1962. In the first class period, the learners will be introduced to the concept of a million by creating containers that will hold a...
Unit: Where's The Sand?
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Grades:
6
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The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint the students with the four different types of deserts regions and their characteristics.
Unit: My Water, Our Water
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Grades:
3
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Participants discuss the attributes and benefits of local water resources and ecosystems. They identify the interrelatedness of humans and the environment, and how we treat the water impacts our lives....
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Unit: Be the Change: Life Skills
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The students will build upon what they learned about time management and develop a set of study skills that will help them to learn, truly understand, and recall material. They will learn a strategy for test taking that will serve them well on exams that require responding to questions...
Unit: Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector
Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of this lesson is to give students a chance to investigate the effects of dams on the ecosystem of a region (the long-term effects that are not anticipated).
Unit: Valuing Community
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Grades:
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Learners will define community, analyze it according to the five themes of geography, and share ideas to make an impact on their community....
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Unit: Global Health: Hunger and Food Around the World (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students examine their typical diet for 24 hours. They analyze the nutritional content and discuss why diets differ by culture, region, and economics.