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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students are engaged in a study of the multicultural character of the local community. Community resources, e.g., people, places, things, and events, are incorporated into the classroom/field-based investigation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students define what a community is, identify the different aspects/resources of their community, and research topics using the various resources in their community. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students discuss the social injustice in the book, The House on Mango Street. They discuss ways to combat the injustice and create a class website highlighting local community resources and community service projects. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students investigate the services and facilities that are present in their community. They develop a resource map show the services. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students describe the role of specific communities in the development of the region, using a variety of community resources, such as libraries, museums, and county historians. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students create AIDS resource booklets. They discuss the topic of AIDS and how a resource booklet can help victims of AIDS in their areas. They research websites, interview community resources they have located and organize their notes. They use MS Word to create their booklets. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore government and community resources by identifying basic government agencies including the post office, social security, health department, department of children and families, etc. In addition, they write next to each department a defining phrase (post office--buy stamps). Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students explore how to communicate using past tense and present perfect tense verbs. They discuss words related to postal activities and the procedures to follow when mailing letters and packages, registering mail, and buying money orders. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students create a list of specific government offices and community agencies in their community. They define the services each of the agencies provides. Students demonstrate how to locate information about services providers in the telephone directory. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students search for ways to prevent stress. They conduct self-assessments, plan a stress clinic, research community resources, and write a reflective essay. Students may wear electronic heart rate monitors to demonstrate stress levels. Full Review »

