Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of the lesson is to help learners understand the importance of watersheds and ways in which they can reduce water pollution in their watershed. ...
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Unit: Watershed S.O.S. (Saving Our Sources)
Unit: What Will You Bring to the Table? (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students carry out a food simulation in which they discover that while there is enough food produced in the United States to feed everyone, access to food is not equal or fair. They investigate the issue of hunger locally and nationally and then plan a service project with the theme "What Will...
Unit: Encouraging Volunteerism
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through the use of a fable, learners will understand that the giving of their time, talent and treasure will improve the quality of life in their communities.
Unit: Earth: The Source of Resources
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will highlight environmental concerns that impact the home, school and community and provide the learners with hands-on opportunities to make a difference in the environment through the implementation of a service plan.
Unit: Careers and Nonprofit Organizations
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will distinguish between nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations. They will identify and dispel some of the myths of nonprofit employment. Using the Action Without Borders/Idealist.org web site, ...
Unit: Worthless to Priceless: It's all Relative
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students explore the relative value of items to recognize that what is not valuable to them might be valued by someone else. They collect data related to the traded items in the South Asian Indian folktale "The Drum." They calculate means and averages and create line graphs, stem...
Unit: Water--Where Has It Gone? (6th Grade)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners identify water as a scarce natural resource. They explore philanthropic acts related to water.
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Unit: Let's Make Lemonade
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Grades:
K
1
2
This lesson introduces students to the concept of philanthropy. As a class, they brainstorm possible ideas for the word philanthropist. The students will learn that even young people can be philanthropists. The following lessons lead to students planning a fundraiser. ...
Unit: Rebuilding the Peace—United States Post World War II
Grades:
9
10
11
12
On September 2, 1945 Japan surrendered, ending a global six-year war that saw the highest number of casualties in history. Much of the world was in shambles and many people were in the direst of circumstances. In the interest of global cooperation and recovery, the U.S. government performed...
Unit: Banking on the Future: Penny Drive
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson explores concepts related to money. They read a fun picture book about spending and learn about saving. Learners discover that individuals and organizations give special gifts of money called endowments to nonprofit organizations and foundations. In this way the work of the...