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School Improvement in Maryland

Socio-Economic Goals of the Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Equity. Increased productivity. Price stability. Environmental protection. Decreased poverty. Governments establish socio-economic goals and then must design and fund programs to address these goals. Groups investigate various programs...
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EngageNY

Reading the Map and Beginning Chapter 1

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders begin their study of Linda Sue Park's A Long Walk to Water by discussing scenarios related to the novel with a partner. The discussion topics invite pupils to consider how various factors, such as war and poverty,...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Societal Schisms and Divisions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The final lesson plan in the Crime and Punishment unit looks at the societal injustices depicted in Dostoyevsky's novel. Scholars examine the schisms between men and women, between wealth and poverty, between religion and skepticism, and...
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Curated OER

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,"— Or Is It?

For Teachers K - 8th
Tips for helping students who experienced poverty or family strife over the holidays.
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Graphs and Data

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate poverty using graphs. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on the effects of poverty and use different rules to analyze the data. They graph and use the trapezoid rule to interpret the data.
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Curated OER

"Hard Times Come Again No More" : Letters From Arkansas Families in the Great Depression

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Through this series of terrific lesson plans, pupils learn about the extent of poverty in the state of Arkansas during the Great Depression. They read documents from the period which describe how hard times were, view an online photo...
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe and identify characteristics of artifacts and fossils; explain how artifacts and fossils are used to explore the past; and identify ways that Native Americans prepared food and made tools
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Lesson Plan on Homeless Children

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research reasons as to why children end up living on the streets. This instructional activity examines reasons as to what happens to parents and adult caregivers so that they are no longer able to provide basic needs for these...
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Curated OER

How the Community Meets Needs: The Drive

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the four sectors of the economy. In this character development lesson, students experience giving up "their worldly possessions" and then discuss feelings that might occur when people experience homelessness or the...
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Curated OER

Feeding the World

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students participate in a Socratic discussion about world hunger. In this world hunger activity, students review the Socratic discussion method and use it to discuss an initiative to reduce world hunger. Students answer discussion...
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Curated OER

The Role of Women in the United States and Kenya

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils compare the responsibilities and rights of women in the US and in Kenya. They examine how gender affects societal roles.
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Curated OER

Lesson Plan on HIV/AIDS

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine where, why, how and in what conditions HIV/AIDS exists. They examine the deadly impact this virus has had on the world and look at how to prevent the spread at home. The students also develop a greater awareness of the...
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Curated OER

The Shape of Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the diversity among homes in the world. In this diversity lesson, students share the story "Connected to Everything" which features the story of a family that was forced to leave their land and move to a reservation....
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Curated OER

Family Lessons in Philanthropy: The Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate family philanthropy. In this family philanthropy lesson plan, students review vocabulary such as community, family, service, volunteer, tradition, and caring. They listen to Valerie Flournoy's, The Patchwork...
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Curated OER

Fighting Hunger

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars participate in a service-learning project to help combat hunger in their community. For this current events lesson, students discuss possible causes for hunger in the United States. Young scholars read a short story,...
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Making a Difference #1

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study homelessness. In this homelessness lesson, students brainstorm ideas about the well-being of individuals. Students write a letter to parents and their community asking for donations for homeless care kits. Students also...
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Reflections of Hunger and Poverty: the Works of Lange, Kollwitz, and Orozco

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore the Great Depression depicted in artwork. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students analyze artwork by Dorothea Lange, Kathe Kollwitz, and Jose Clemente Orozco. Young scholars create brochures that feature details...
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Houses and Communities

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars compare homes around the world. In this geography lesson, students compare the different types of houses families live in around the world based on climate, environment and necessity. After listening to stories, young...
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Curated OER

Significance of Individuals to Defending Human Rights

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine four different kinds of human rights.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders research the assigned human right in their groups.  Students create a presentation about this human right to their classmates. 
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Curated OER

The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze the 2010 earthquake's effects on Haiti. In this Economics lesson, students brainstorm the problems caused in Haiti by the earthquake. Students listen to interviews with scholars to identify additional answers to focus...
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Curated OER

American Industry Growth

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the economic growth from 1878 to 1893. In this social studies lesson, 11th graders discuss how the improvements lead to an inequality in wealth and the problems that it caused.
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Novelinks

The Good Earth: Concept Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Designed for teachers, this resource provides an overview of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Good Earth. Information about the organizational pattern of the story, issues and themes addressed, historical background on...
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Debt: Who Does it Affect?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Debt is a topic that affects everybody: the community, the nation, and the entire globe. Kids take charge of debt by designing a project that informs those in their community about good financial choices, keeps personal debt low, and...
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Trade Creates Opportunities for Individuals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how trade can be a vehicle for the alleviation of poverty. They conduct Internet research, analyze organizations that help to alleviate poverty, and create a business plan for a micro business for a developing economy.

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