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Projecting the Image -- What Can One Person Do?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research individuals who have received the Nobel Peace Prize. They identify the importance of their actions for the common good. They make note of their background, motivations and values.
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LESSON 4: Bringing Us Together

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore Martin Luther King.
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LESSON 5: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.
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Global Art: A Sense of Caring

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners participate in a global art project in which students from around the world share their art. They explore different cultures and languages as they view different types of art.
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Sowing Seeds of Service

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use metric measuring for model and actual plan in designing a roof garden. They photograph the process, record results in a journal, and plant seedlings in small containers. Finally, 3rd graders complete an acid rain...
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Diabetes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discuss how behavior can affect health. Students assess their awareness level about Type 2 Diabetes and identify what information is needed to understand factors that can cause Type 2 Diabetes.
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Where in the World Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to geography skills. They answer questions on a worksheet using the internet and maps. They examine the area of Japan as well.
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MANAGING THE SCHOOL FOREST

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study how to plant a seedling, how to mulch the trees into the nursery bed, transplant seedlings to another site or school, and determine why we need to water and mulch trees.
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Community Service Through Art: Empty Bowls

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become more aware of the worldwide poverty issues. Through reading books, they can get a feeling for what the daily life of a person who lives in poverty is like. The research skills studied can be used in different subjects.
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Getting To Know the Activists Among Us

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what it means to be an "activist." They identify various types of activist organizations and brainstorm the names of local people and organizations that might fit these categories. They research one of these...
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Stories of Students Who Took Action: Human Rights

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars read stories of young human rights advocates and discuss examples where young people made a difference. They consider local problems, relate them to human rights principles and role-play possible solutions.
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The Power of Petitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the power of using petitions to show support for a specific action. In groups, they create a petition for an issue of interest to them related to human rights following specific steps. They can take their petition...
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BEE a Part of Our Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners reflect how to form a respectful classroom community. In this communities instructional activity, students construct a "community web" of positive comments and predict what happens to the web when negative comments are made....
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The Puzzle of Philanthropy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research community organizations in their area. They identify three acts of philanthropy and three resources in the community that could help the common good. They reflect on their research in journal writings.
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LESSON 3: Riding the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the Underground Railroad.
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Kids Create Calendars for Kids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create calendars for hospitalized children in their area. They research different holidays and work with an artist. They share their calendars with the community as well.
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You are Invited to a Virtual Dinner

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create place settings for a dinner to celebrate the school's diversity. They invite older members of the community to join. They discuss culture during the dinner.
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Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students journal information regarding recycling from previous research. They use Microsoft Word to write their entries regarding recycling that is used in oral and video presentations. They visit "Green School" sites on the Internet to...
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A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: A SIMULATION

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discuss two computerized options to change the current U.S. government. In this Constitutional Convention lesson, students write a statement advocating for one of the choices and participate in a mock modern Constitutional...
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The Shape of Disaster - Current Event- Swine Flu/Hurricanes/Tornadoes/Wild Fire

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a disaster preparation book. In this disaster preparation lesson, students research disasters and use the kidspiration program to create a shape to represent each disaster. They create a page for each disaster.
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What Will We Become?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an action plan based upon the results of the School Climate Survey. They implement the plan as demonstrated by a daily log of activity. They complete group and individual reflection and evaluation activities.
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Jewel of the Mississippi Delta

For Teachers K - 12th
Students develop their own website to show the information they gathered about the Mound Bayou on the Mississippi Delta. After taking a field trip to the area, they create their own coloring books, stories and games to share the history...
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Flowering Philanthropy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
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Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils research water quality issues and the impact on the environment using the Internet.

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