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Pre-WWII European Jewish Life Photo Project
Students investigate the individuality fo Jewish lives affected by or lost in the Holocaust and how their communities were affected.
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Centennial: This I Value...Hidden Treasures
Fourth graders explain the contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers. They classify items based on value and determine what makes them valuable to individuals, groups, communities, etc.
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Animal Activities: Just the tracks, ma'am
Students learn most urban mammals are nocturnal and are difficult to observe. One of the simplest ways to determine the kinds of animals living in your neighborhod is to track them down.
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Jingle Bell Jog
Pupils make the connection of doing something positive for people in need by offering this student activity that reaches out to the entire surrounding community by getting sponsors for a "jog/walk-a-thon".
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A Guide for Community Living
Pupils use photography to help them become more knowledgeable about their communities, and to make a "community survival" book in which problems are solved by going to the right community agency.
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Community Search
Students, as a class, brainstorm a list of possible jobs in the community to explore. Working in teams of two (writer and photographer), students choose their interview assignments-e.g., preacher, principal, basketball coach, postmaster,...
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Department Duties
Third graders identify three kinds of health or safety workers and explain how they help protect the health of the people in a community.
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Community of Interests
Students evaluate various aspects of community through local and national news. They explore the different sections of a newspaper and how each relates to a different aspect of a community.
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Education and the Founding of the Academies
Students learn the importance of education in pre- and post-Revolutionary Deerfield.