Community Search

Out of the classroom and into the streets! With Ben Franklin’s Junto society as inspiration, learners develop their ideas for improving their communities and put them into action. After analyzing meeting notes to discover what the Junto...

Write about economic and banking issues of concern to the public. Investigate lending discrimination and the impact of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. Use a guide to do research and write an essay.

Students discover the scientific method by researching a known problem.  In this problem solving lesson, students identify a problem known in the scientific community and research the Internet to find information about it.  Students...

After discussing their opinions of performing community service, young learners read an article about different benefits of serving the community. They participate in a debate about whether their school should require pupils to perform...

Considering a college search project? After picking a possible career choice, and determining if that career needs a technical college or university education, individuals examine a wide variety of sources and select three schools that...

Learners create an informational campaign for a school or community need. In this community service lesson plan, students pick a cause to create a PowerPoint presentation on. They also need a project outline, written summary, logo,...

Students discuss how to solve problems in the community. In this character education lesson, students brainstorm major problems in their neighborhoods and list them on the board. Students are divided into groups and focus on one topic to...

Students, in cooperative groups, design and create a wildflower garden for the community. They write letters to property owners requesting use of their land and then write invitations to their parents and to local, state, and federal...

High schoolers identify and consider what it means to sacrifice time and effort in helping others. Then they decide areas where their help may be needed, and pursue this area in the local community. Students also search the World Wide...

In this word search worksheet, students locate and identify six vocabulary terms listed. There are six words/phrases located in the puzzle.