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The Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World: Where Did It All Start?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students trace the origin and history of a nonprofit organization to help them explain the importance of philanthropy.
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Investigating Voluntarism in the Nonprofit Sector

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a nonprofit organization of their choice. They interview a member of the organization and present to the class their findings. They list the job opportunities found there and volunteer for the organization.
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Reaching Out to the Community -- Beyond

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the differences between common good and community capital. They discover their responsibility to contribute to the greater good. They write a letter and design a poster to promote their ideas.
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What is a Bad Attitude?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate their communication skills by answering questions on a case study worksheet and participating in a class discussion.
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The Jam on Gerry's Rock: A Maine Folksong

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study folksongs and The Jam on Gerry's Rock. They discuss folksongs they are familiar with and listen to information of The Jam on Gerry's Rock. They sing the song and discuss the story it tells and its qualities as a folksong....
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Paul Jennings

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this Paul Jennings instructional activity, students research and find the answers to four inquisitive questions associated with Paul Jennings.
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Word Choice: Whose and Who's

For Students 5th - 6th
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and select the correct option to complete the sentence from the words whose or who's.
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First Aid

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in first aid demonstrations. In this first aid lesson plan, the students answer questions and participate in demonstrations focusing on common household first aid conditions. The teacher poses first aid...
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Seeing and Hearing Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the animal senses. In this animal senses instructional activity, students act out animal movements and make animal sounds. They use "see and hear" cards to play a game in which they find another child with a either "make a...
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Telegraphy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research the telegraph. In this telegraph lesson, students review the history of the telegraph. Students complete radio wave experiments. Students work in pairs to complete 3 sound exercises.
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Bubble Gum Chemistry

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson plan, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Learners graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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ABC's of Banking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the concept of managing money. In this managing money lesson, students discuss how to write checks and keep an accurate check registry. Students discuss the importance and uses of debit cards and deposit forms.
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1Word and Letter Match Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word and letter match learning exercise, students match groups of 3 letters to words that contain each set. A reference web site is given for additional activities. 
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Calling 911

For Students 3rd
In this emergency procedure worksheet, 3rd graders read about how to call 911.  Students list 7 reasons to call 911 and 7 reasons not to call the emergency number.
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Science Trivia

For Students 7th - 10th
This science trivia activity gives the students 66 science trivia questions and answers.  Students are to cut out the questions an fold them in half.  The question is on one side and the answer is on the other side.  This...
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Centervention: Body Language Activities Using Telephone Game

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
In this activity, students will play the game of "Telephone" in two different ways. Students will first play "Telephone" with the traditional version of the the game and then only communicate via their body language.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Joseph Henry Lays Groundwork for the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the man who most encouraged Bell to invent the telephone. Bell said, "But for Henry, I never would have gone ahead with the telephone." This is a fascinating account both of Bell's invention and of Henry's life. Half a biography,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Primary Source Set: Telephone Invention

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the invention of the telephone.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed survey of the invention and evolution of the telephone. This scholarly article includes a Master Map that shows Bell's thought processes as he developed the telephone, with each step linked to more in-depth information. The...
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Do We Need the Telephone?

For Students 9th - 10th
The telephone has been a marvelous technological invention. Its successes, failures, and consequences are looked at in this website.
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Your Telephone Speaking Voice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an article that covers many different telephone skills. It covers the proper answering techniques and the correct way to leave a message.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page to the PBS feature film on the invention of the telephone. The People and Events section has biographies and commentary on the invention of the telephone and its subsequent success. Be sure to click on Gallery for pictures...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Telephone and Light Patent Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan about Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone and Thomas Edison's patent for the electric lamp. Contains good background information and historically pertinent documents. It also discusses the role corporations...
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Common Lit: "Today's Telephone" by Barbara Radner

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Today's Telephone" by Barbara Radner, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

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