Community Health and Safety

Unit of 4 Lessons
Grade Levels: 
3
4
5
Subjects: 
Arts Education
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Health and PE
Mathematics
Issue Area: 
Civil society
Focus Question 

What is a world citizen's responsibility to promote and advocate for health and safety? 

 

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Unit Overview 

Through fact-finding and a community survey, students identify health and safety needs in their school and/or neighborhood communities.  Based on their conclusions they collaboratively problem solve, design, and carry out a plan to address those problems.

Service Experience 
Students collaborate to plan, carry out, and reflect on an authentic service project that addresses the health and safety needs of the community. The project is selected based on the survey results and students' interests, talents, and resources.
Lessons in This Unit 
Unit: 
Community Health and Safety
Lesson 3 of 4
Grades: 
3
4
5

Participants gain exposure to how citizens organize in response to a need. They observe the benefits of group cooperation. They review data they have collected from surveys and work in collaborative groups to identify focus areas for the service-learning project.