Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students examine the meaning of philanthropy. They look at specific needs and determine the process of requesting grants from various foundations. They determine a need within the school community and write a grant application or foundation request. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students work together to decide on a youth-centered project to carry out. They plan and write a grant proposal to a foundation in their local area. They submit the plan and wait for a response. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students develop grant proposals to benefit their local city/community. Full Review »

Grade Range
11th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students, in groups, design a self-sufficient community. Groups present the communities they've designed. They compare and contrast the communities presented. They research online the theories of Johann Heinrich von Thunen. They re-evaluate their communities. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students study recognized pieces of artwork and how they have been parodied. They choose a famous work of art, write a letter to obtain permission to use the work to parody, and then create a parody once permission is granted. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students investigate Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs of the surrender of the Army at the Appomattox Court House. Students analyze the events leading to the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the terms given by General Ulysses S. Grant. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 5th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps and worksheets to discover and label the states with land grant colleges. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - Higher Ed
Rating
Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students collect a list of organizations that give funds and funding advice to community organizations. Students investigate the validity of those organizations. Students report findings to the class. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
Rated 5.0/5 Stars.

Students experience the creativity, anticipation and peer review of obtaining a grant for scientific research at the poles. They work in cooperative groups to assess the dynamics of polar regions. Each student proposes an original research project to complete. Full Review »

Grade Range
5th - 12th
Rating
Rated 2.0/5 Stars.

Students listen to music by William Grant Still and compare his compositions to jazz and blies music. They research the influence of William Grant Still on other composers. Students explore the different instruments used in William Grant Still's compositions. They create a song map of one of William Grant Still's compositions. Full Review »