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Learners identify ways for individuals, nonprofits, and governments to take action against excessive destruction of the rainforests of the world. ...
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Unit: It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Unit: Litter and Environmental Stewardship (8th Grade)
Grades:
6
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8
Learners identify the issues related to trash and litter and determine each person's role and responsibility for environmental stewardship.
Unit: This Land Is Our Land (Stewardship) (Private-Religious)
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K
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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: Pollution Is Not a Solution (5th Grade)
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What are watersheds and why are they important? Students recognize that wise usage and protection of their local watershed is an example of environmental stewardship.
Unit: Environmental Groups and the Three Sectors
Grades:
9
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Learners 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.
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Unit: Earth Day for a Small World (2nd Grade)
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K
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Students recognize that they belong to a global community that shares resources and interests. Learners define stewardship and exhibit responsibility by helping to care for our "small world."
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Grades:
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The classroom is matched up with another classroom (or any group of people) in the country or the world. The students communicate by letter or e-mail and compare characteristics of place such as methods of transportation, weather, resources, and culture. Students will eventually work with their...
Unit: Watershed S.O.S.
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Grades:
6
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Through observation of the water cycle, we discuss the importance of water as a nonrenewable resource. Why is being a good steward of this resource an example of acting for the Common Good?
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Unit: Philanthropic Literature
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A read-aloud book teaches about George Washington Carver and his contributions to science. Students gain an understanding of a famous person of the past and the importance of his actions for the common good....
Unit: Philanthropy and You
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The purpose of this lesson is to examine the tradition of giving and sharing in Indigenous communities and to learn about philanthropy in other cultures.