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Community Foundations and Procedure
Students research a foundation in their community and how it helps its citizens. They form a youth advisory committee and make recommendations to the mock boards of directors. They practice using parliamentary procedure to complete their...
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Africa - The Great Southland
Applying the five themes of geography, preteen explorers develop a visual aid for younger learners in celebration African American History Month. They investigate the political, geographic, economic, and social aspects of the continent...
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Drinking and Driving
Students select resources relating to alcohol relate dissues of drinking and driving. They explain the dangers of mixing drinking and driving. Students discuss the dangaer of drinking and driving using notes from Internet investigations....
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Searching the THC Website
Learners use the internet to validate different websites. They examine the Texas Historical Commission's website and complete a question and answer section. They discuss the information they gathered with the class.
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Meeting a Member of a Youth Advisory Committee
Students attend a meeting with a Youth Advisory Committee. They explain the purpose of the committee and participate in a class discussion. They develop a list of the duties of the committee and how it could benefit their class.
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What We Can Learn From Oral History
Young scholars read oral history accounts of the 1930s and 1940s from "The Greatest Generation" books. They discuss how the common good and civil society was strengthed by these men and what they did for America. They research another...
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The Power of Storytelling
Students are creating their own stories to understand life. The use of history is used to help one to create one's own story. The skill of writing is emphasized as a tool to learn history.
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You Can Bank on Me!
Young scholars identify reasons people choose to donate. In this donating lesson, students contrast the words spend, save, and donate. Young scholars learn a song about donating, brainstorm reasons to give, and make sound choices with...
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Identifying What is the Same
Learn to identify similarities in a kindergarten language arts lesson. After view a set of pictures, they describe what is similar. Learners then complete a worksheet in which they find similarities. Use the activity in groups or as a...
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Explicit Information versus Drawing Conclusions
Third graders identify explicit information and draw conclusions from text. In this instructional lesson, 3rd graders review models of each question type (explicit and conclusion) and practice reading a passage to answer questions.
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Why Volunteer?
Young scholars explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students explore the spirit of volunteering as they locate news articles or advertisements regarding the topic. Young scholars discuss whom benefits...
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Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me!
Young scholars practice stewardship. In this service learning activity, students respond to those in need after a natural disaster as they investigate philanthropy.
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Natural Selection
Students use discussion questions, handout information and research topics to explore several issues related to natural selection and evolution. They examine Darwin's research on the finch and antibiotic resistance.
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Love Letters to the World
Young scholars practice personal decision making. In this philanthropy lesson, students compare three different projects, identify the opportunity cost of each, and make a personal decision about which project they feel the class would...
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Philanthropy, You, And Your World Lesson 1: Characterizing Philanthropic People
Young scholars determine the meaning of philanthropy and list attributes of philanthropic people. They examine philanthropic acts of themselves and others using a song and Post-It note activity.
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Citizen Participation
Learners compare and contrast political parties and interest groups. They examine the role citizens play in how to improve the community. They develop a survey to determine the needs and services opportunities in their community.
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Love Letters to the World
Students compare three service projects and decide on one to carry out in their community. They determine the opportunity costs of completing one project over another and vote for the one they want to complete. Students realize how...
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Presidential Trading Cards
Students use the internet to gather information about Presidents of the United States and create a trading card for one of them. They create a brochure with the president's information and accomplishments.
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Henri
Pupils examine the conflict between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland in the film, "Henri." They study of the film as a work of Irish fiction and relate the film to other works of fiction.