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Grades:
3
4
5
This experiential lesson will allow students to plant trees and see the positive effects of humans on their environment.
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Unit: Roosevelt's Tree Army
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
Grades:
6
7
8
This stage in the PBL process involves gathering information about food insecurity and students' individual topics. This may be from teacher workshops and from students conducting research. Students are moving toward determining the focus of their project and thinking about solutions to the...
Unit: The Carter Center and Volunteerism
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students are introduced to the concept of responsible citizenship and how philanthropy helps achieve responsible citizenship.
Unit: Where's The Sand?
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate to the learners that everyone has a responsibility to be good stewards of the land. They will gain a deeper understanding of volunteering and the opportunity cost involved.
Unit: The Power of Children
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Students are introduced to philanthropy and service-learning. They learn about different needs in the community and community organizations that address these needs. Students are introduced to the full scope of the Project Based Learning (PBL) project. They establish the "Knows...
Unit: Community Health and Safety
Grades:
3
4
5
Students create lists of health and safety issues. Through cooperative methods, the learners construct an original health and safety survey of issues affecting their community.
Unit: Animals in Sports and Entertainment
Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of this lesson is to expose the learners to beliefs and attitudes about the treatment of animals, especially applied to sports and entertainment. In this lesson the learners will understand how laws, and attitudes and beliefs concerning animal welfare,...
Unit: Let's Make Lemonade
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
Students will visit a local food pantry to present money from the lemonade sale and determine when and how food will be purchased for the community. (If a trip is not possible, a representative from the food pantry may be asked to come to the classroom to receive the donation.)
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Production
Grades:
6
7
8
Students present their projects to the whole class and reflect on the presentations. Students discuss action they can take through service-learning. ...
Unit: Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn how to participate in a needs assessment for their local community.