Grades:
6
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8
Learners will understand that for profit and non-profit organizations help bring about breakthroughs in modern science/medicine. These contributions to the common good require the support of philanthropists, large and small.
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Unit: Stitch in Time for the Common Good (A)
Unit: Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector
Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of this lesson is to assist students in identifying ways the different sectors have demonstrated community stewardship through philanthropy.
Unit: George H.W. Bush and Points of Light
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students view primary documents to explore public policy on service. They make meaning of the government role and citizen responsibility in civic action. They make a personal plan of service based on their available time, talent, and treasure.
Unit: Refugees and Human Rights
Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson provides students with insight into the reasons why people flee their homes and what nonprofits and individuals do to support these vulnerable people and help them rebuild their lives. Through video and research, students gain the opportunity to imagine the life of a refugee, his/her...
Unit: Freedom to Choose
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Grades:
3
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5
Students look at The Mayflower Compact and recognize that freedom to assemble and worship was the “Pilgrim's” main goal—worth all the opportunity costs. Students analyze the first amendment of the Constitution to recognize that freedom is a fundamental right in the United States.
Unit: Philanthropy—The Big Picture
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson will emphasize how business and government define philanthropy within their organizations. This will explain the effects on citizens.
Unit: Be the Change: Global Health
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students learn facts about the global threat of malaria and methods for fighting its spread. Students learn one way they can take action against malaria through fundraising to purchase insecticide-treated bed nets.
Unit: Roosevelt's Tree Army
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Grades:
3
4
5
Students explore in detail the origin, activities, and impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
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Grades:
9
10
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12
Students engage in activities that illustrate the importance of every person contributing his or her voice in a democratic community/society....
Unit: Book Builders
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Grades:
K
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In an effort to strengthen community, students draft and share a book about a character traits. Students learn the importance of community by evaluating the traits required to make a community healthy and functional. Students will publish their completed books and share their works with...