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Poetry and Visualization

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use visualization techniques when reading poetry.  In this visualization and poetry lesson, students work in groups to present a tableau that depicts a word from the poem as classmates guess the word.  Students then...
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Cooking on a Budget

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explain if they like expensive or less expensive brands. They choose and eat a complete meal and evaluate themselves on its cost, nutrition and taste.
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Conversation Lesson: First World Obligation

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a debate about the obligation each country has to help other countries in need in order to help build their conversation skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this lesson plan.
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People making a difference

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify resources that all humans need and compare needs and wants. In this needs and wants lesson plan, students discuss with their teacher situations in which people need or want items and how some people don't have the...
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Meeting Needs Four Ways: The Drive (6th)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study the U.S. economic sectors and their philanthropic role in communities. In this civil society lesson, students brainstorm and classify businesses in their community. Middle schoolers discuss the for-profit,...
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Language Arts Curriculum Guide

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students complete many worksheets that include brainstorming, newspaper article reviews, TV show descriptions, and more. Students complete 54 worksheets total.
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Sharing is Giving-The Drive

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify acts of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the term "hero" and read the book Stone Soup. Students discuss soup kitchens and complete a Venn diagram analyzing the differences between governmental...
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The Historical and Economic Impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps in South Carolina

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the effects of the Civilian Conservation Corps. In this lesson, 8th graders use primary sources to examine how the CCC impacted North Carolina. Students will locate National Parks on a map, write a summary and...
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We the Present

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars interview representatives from nonprofit organizations in their community. They summarize the information from their interviews and share the information with the class. They identify the impact of the organization on the...
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Bread for the World: About Hunger

For Students 9th - 10th
Evaluation of how hunger and poverty are linked. Also included are the many facts and figures about poverty and hunger, and different problems leading to poverty throughout the world.
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A site designed for teachers, the UN Cyberschoolbus poverty curriculum provides teachers K-12 with seven units related to poverty. Each unit provides background, class activities, suggestions for community service activities, and links...
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Other

Freedom From Hunger

For Students 9th - 10th
Freedom from Hunger is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization that helps to fight chronic hunger and poverty.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 9 1 14: Can Mini Farms Help Solve World Hunger?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the concept of the mini-farm and decide whether or not you think this could help alleviate hunger in many parts of the world.
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Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Poverty and Economic Indicators

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twelve data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine global poverty and economic factors that contribute to poverty. They look at infant mortality,...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Hunger in the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great series of interactive lessons for students to examine world hunger in a visual, easy-to-understand way.
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Other

Action Against Hunger: Acf Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives by "eliminating hunger through prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of conflict, war and natural disaster".
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Other

Stop Hunger Now

For Students 9th - 10th
Stop Hunger Now is a non-profit, international relief organization that works to feed the hungry world wide with direct aid.
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World Food Programme

Un World Food Program:the Hunger Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you studying about hunger in the world? This interactive world map with targets on 'hunger hot spots' and factual text is an excellent resource!
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Sos Children's Villages: Hunger in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunger Crises are escalating at several hot spots: Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan, and Somalia. These areas are suffering starvation and famine as a result of armed conflict, droughts, or torrential rains which destroys crops and kills...
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BBC

Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Causes Behind Hunger in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses hunger in America and explores the reasons behind it. In question and answer form, discussions include housing costs, poverty, food insecurity, and the many other problems the poor face. (Published Nov. 22, 2005)
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: A Developing World

For Students 9th - 10th
CIDA, in partnership with Canadian Geographic, have created a resource which allows students to investigate the quality of life in over 200 countries by examining various Human Development Index indicators. Students may search by...
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BBC

Bbc: The Un and World Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from 2000 covers debt throughout the world and where poverty is focused. Speculates on possible problems and reasons why the poor nations are focused on certain continents.
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Other

Oecd: Millennium Development Goals [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a list of goals and targets set forth for the new Millennium as decided by the Millennium Declaration which was signed by 189 countries worldwide. Some of the goals involve topics such as improving primary education,...

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