Grades:
6
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8
Students explore the causes and impacts of hunger, and how hunger differs depending on location....
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Production
Grades:
6
7
8
Students view a film and explore facts and research about hunger. They brainstorm what they know and need to know (KWL). Then, they receive a challenge in the form of a letter to research and propose solutions to food insecurity related to food production.
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners define philanthropy and explore why it is important for citizens (including middle schoolers) to take action to improve the community. In this first lesson introducing the Project Based Learning process, learners investigate the concept of food security in the U.S. and start...
Unit: Pet Care and Safety
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Grades:
K
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2
Explore animal welfare through literature and analysis of wants and needs of people and pets.
Unit: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community (9-12)
Grades:
9
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12
Students conduct and evaluate their service project, then celebrate their success. After the service project, invite guests, volunteers, community members, and other students to celebrate with the class.
Unit: Student Voluntarism Symposium
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will think back on their experiences and create portfolios that reflect their academic and personal growth from the project.
Unit: Don't Be Impervious to the Impermeable
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is for learners to explore the relationship between population density, land development, transportation, environment, hydrologic cycle, temperature, water and soil degradation, deforestation and impervious surfaces.
Unit: Growing Our Future
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Grades:
K
1
2
The learners will use their time, talent, and treasure for the common good by transplanting trees in a common area.
Unit: Philanthropy at Home and Abroad
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students read an old quote about the interconnection of all life on the planet and recognize that we are each affected by what happens to others and the environment. They will analyze current local, state, national and international issues addressed in the evening news. They become...
Unit: Phil's Garden of Good
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Grades:
K
1
2
In this lesson, the students will gain respect for the beauty and value of plants and the natural environment. Students will learn how various conditions affect the growth of plants. They will also compare the love and care needed by plants to the love and care needed by people also. Students...