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In this lesson, youth prepare a persuasive speech in which they demonstrate that one person (or small group) can make a difference in making the world a better place or taking action for the common good.
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Grade Levels:
3
4
5
Through scientific and artistic observations of shapes and simple machines, we relate personal characteristics to the designs and workings of nature.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Science
Social Studies
Arts Education
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
When people say that they have freedom, what do they mean? Does it mean I can do whatever I want? Learners explore the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship. They review knowledge of United States history and government necessary to become a naturalized citizen.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Youth preserve local history through writing. Youth will interact with older citizens, share and record their stories, and discover the wealth of history in their town. This project will foster a sense pride and a connection to the community.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
Learners describe proper nutrition and compare their own eating habits with what is recommended by experts.
Subjects
Arts Education
Language Arts
Media / Technology
Science
Health and PE
Social Studies
Philanthropy
Grade Levels:
3
4
5
This unit emphasizes the responsibility of every individual to strive to make the world a better place, a concept known in Judaism as tikkun olam. This task can only be accomplished collaboratively.
Subjects
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Arts Education
Grade Levels:
3
4
5
This unit encourages young people to think beyond themselves and to treat others with tolerance and respect. Using Biblical and Rabbinic texts as a basis, youth explore appropriate ways to relate to others.
Subjects
Arts Education
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Grades:
3
4
5
In this lesson, young people create story scripts from the research and facts collected in Lesson One: Digging Up the Facts. The scripts include setting, one character per child, problem, solution, and a beginning, middle and end. Young people edit and...
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Young people identify an animal welfare organization to research, and then develop a plan to help persuade others to take up the cause(s) of this group using an advocacy type of their choice.
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Grades:
K
1
2
In this lesson, young people learn the difference between private and public resources and identify areas that are called commons. They discuss whose responsibility it is to take care of those areas and how they are managed.