Grades:
9
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11
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The learners analyze examples from history of civic virtue and then select the characteristics they believe are most important for enduring citizen engagement....
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Unit: Civic Virtue in Modern American Democracy
Unit: PULSE: A STOMP Odyssey (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Introduce students to “rhythms of life” around the world, including the rhythms of music and philanthropy. They use atlases and maps to find world locations. They create their own musical rhythms and reproduce the rhythms of others as an analogy for serial reciprocity.
Unit: Worth a Thousand Words
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Grades:
9
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The learners will be involved in a service project that features a prominent display of a collage composed of the action photos selected in Lesson Three (plus the words and/or phrases identified by the learners and participants as 'reflecting their feelings' about their day...
Unit: PULSE: A STOMP Odyssey (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Nonprofit organizations contribute to the common good and social capital of the community by supporting the arts. Students role-play as members of the board of a philanthropic organization focused on the arts. They create a plan to bring the arts to the children of the community, enhancing the...
Unit: Mystery of the Maya (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Using the movie or DVD Mystery of the Maya and two fables, this lesson is designed to introduce the students to the field of archeology, Mayan culture and the art of piecing together puzzles in order to better understand a culture.
Unit: Mystery of the Maya (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Using the movie or DVD Mystery of the Maya and two fables, this lesson is designed to introduce the students to the field of archeology, Mayan culture and the art of piecing together puzzles in order to better understand a culture.
Unit: The Heat Is On: A Unit Concerning Global Warming
Grades:
3
4
5
Learners will apply their new knowledge by completing a project designed to teach others about global warming....
Unit: Great North (6-8)
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Grades:
6
7
8
Introduce learners to the region of the world known as "The Great North," which includes the Arctic Circle, North Pole and Northern Europe. They learn how the native inhabitants demonstrate stewardship of the Earth's resources through their daily living. They view an "IMAX" movie about the...
Unit: Great North (3-5)
Unit:
Grades:
3
4
5
Introduce learners to the region of the world known as "The Great North," which includes the Arctic Circle, North Pole and Northern Europe. They learn how the native inhabitants demonstrate stewardship of the Earth's resources through their daily living. They view an "IMAX" movie about the...
Unit: Grow Involved 9-12
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
In this lesson, students define "pay it forward" and watch a movie (or movie clips) from the movie Pay it Forward. They compare the concept of paying it forward (serial reciprocity) with the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Then they brainstorm issues and campaigns they can address to...