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Students will describe how the electoral process functions during an election and analyze the importance of volunteering to participate in the electoral process.
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Unit: Launching Your Ship with Citizenship
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Elementary)
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Youth Activity: Participants discover how their time can equal dollars to help their community. See the handout for supplemental faith-based discussion questions.
“My call tonight is for every American to commit at least two years, or 4,000 hours, over the rest of your lifetime...
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Unit: Philanthropy—Essential to a Democratic Society
Grades:
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Students will learn the fundamental principles of parliamentary procedure and use the procedure to create a plan for a service project in the community.
Unit: Your Place in the Community (10th Grade)
Grades:
9
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Learners identify their personal values/beliefs and compare them to the values/beliefs of their peers. They discuss how their values influence their decisions about personal action for the common good.
Focus Question: How does an individual use personal interests...
Unit: We ARE the Government
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Grades:
6
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In this lesson, learners reflect on the meaning of democracy. They discuss and explore examples of participatory democracy in history. They read and report about concepts such as civic responsibility, patriotism, right to petition, and philanthropy.
Unit: We the Community - Past, Present and Future
Grades:
3
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5
The students gain awareness about the work of local nonprofit organizations by interviewing representatives from three organizations. Students write about the results of the interviews to summarize the goals and impact of the organizations on the community.
Unit: Earth: The Source of Resources
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson is intended to foster an understanding that natural resources require careful stewardship and that recycling is one of the ways we can guarantee that these resources will be able to continue to sustain life on "space station" Earth.
Unit: Pollution Is Not a Solution (5th Grade)
Grades:
3
4
5
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: Global Garbage
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Grades:
6
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The purpose of this lesson is to introduce learners to the vocabulary and concepts related to garbage removal.
Unit: George H.W. Bush and Points of Light
Grades:
9
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Students define and give examples of government philanthropy. They compare and contrast the four economic sectors. Small groups research a historical example of government philanthropy or civic action and write a persuasive piece to advocate for an issue related to government philanthropy....