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Understanding the Roots
Young scholars investigate the parts of a flower. In this earth science lesson, students read the book The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds and identify various plant parts. Young scholars construct a model of a flowering plant from various...
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Where Does Water Come From: The Water Cycle
Students explore the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students read the book The Magic School Bus Wet All Over and summarize the steps of the water cycle. Students label a picture map of the water cycle.
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Save That Water
Learners investigate water conservation. For this environmental lesson, students brainstorm ways they use water and discuss ways to conserve water. Learners illustrate and write about their method of water conservation.
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What's in the Water?
Students examine how pollutants can affect ocean animals.  In this pollution lesson plan, students read a story about the ocean floor, think about what would happen to the plants and animals if the ocean became dirty or polluted, and...
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Do Fish Clean the Ocean?
Young scholars analyze a reading selection.  In this ocean lesson, students read a story about the ocean, ocean animals and coral reefs.  Young scholars have the option to complete internet research on coral reefs.  Students write in...
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Seashore Sweep
Students gather information about sea animals.  In this ocean lesson, students read a story about the ocean and seashore.  They discuss the needs of seashore animals and create a Mystery Ocean Animal riddle book.  Students also discuss...
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How Can We Help?
Students explore ocean animals and their environments.  In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals.  Students think of ways to help clean up the environment and to make...
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Where Does It All Come From?
Pupils analyze a reading selection.  In this community lesson plan, students read a story about how community helps a family in need.  Pupils discuss their community organizations and how they help those in need.
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Sheltering and Caring for Animals
Students learn about animal shelters and adoption agencies.  In this animal care lesson, students watch a video about the ASPCA and discuss what an animal shelter is, how it operates and what services it provides animals and the...
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Collecting for Animal Shelters
Students investigate the needs of animal shelters. In this animal welfare lesson, students brainstorm the needs of a local animal shelter and implement a service plan to collect donations for an animal shelter.
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Group Headdresses
Students create a headdress design. In this visual arts lesson, students work cooperatively in a group and create a headdress design. Students are encouraged to use the conceptual framework of philanthropy while working as a team to...
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People Take the Stand
Students learn how to be a philanthropist.  For this community lesson, students define words associated with philanthropy.  Students read Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and discuss the problem and how it was solved.  Students...
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Core Democratic Values in Action
Learners compare and contrast rules they have in their homes and in the classroom. In this values lesson, students identify rules at home and relate to rules of other families. They list family rules, connect classroom rules to values...
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Role Playing for the Common Good
Students explore conflict resolution. In this character education lesson, students role play simple conflict resolution situations at school and present the skits to other classes.
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Courage comes in all sizes: King Day
Third graders create a cinquain poem in groups about philanthropy and heroes. In this heroes lesson plan, 3rd graders review characteristics of heroes and how they demonstrate justice, kindness, and contribute to the common good. Then...
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Oil + Water + Wildlife = A Real Mess
Learners conduct an experiment. In this environmental protection lesson plan, students explore how oil spills affect living organisms in an ecosystem. Learners work in groups to complete a lab activity and then discuss their findings.
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Learning to Give
Students interview senior citizens in their community, and explain how these senior citizens are heroes. In this heroes instructional activity, students interview these seniors, and then reflect on how they too can be heroes in their own...
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What Building Used to Be There?
Young scholars examine how their city has changed and examine building preservation. In this building preservation instructional activity, students listen to a reading of Virginia Lee Burton's, The Little House, before making a time line...
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Roosevelt's Tree Army
Students access prior knowledge of the Civilian Conservation Corp. In this trees lesson, students understand how each of the trees parts are helpful to society. Students participate in the planning of a tree planting project. Students...
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Where's the Sand?
Students identify the characteristics of deserts. In this geography lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of a desert and label a map with the names of deserts.
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Who Will Care for the Water?
Students discover how humans impact natural resources. In this environmental lesson, students identify water resources in the local area and construct a T-chart to compare the positive and negative effects humans have on water resources.
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Habitats Past and Present
Students explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem lesson, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in the animal...
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Helping Countries in Turmoil
Students discover the struggles of emerging democracies. In this service learning instructional activity, students research a non-profit agency that is assisting the people of an emerging democracy and create and advertisement.
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We Are the Government
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...
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