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PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
Sometimes it's call Giving Tuesday. This year I did the same as last year on this day of generosity. Although I did this activity with my homeroom class, you most certainly could do it with your science classes.
I told my students I have $10 to donate. They had the class period to find a worthy charity and convince me to donate to it. The person/group that had the most compelling and well considered option won my donation. In front of the class with my screen displayed on the screen, I accessed the organization's website and made a $10 donation. Because this was my homeroom class, any charitable organization was eligible. If I were to make this a more science-centric lesson, I would have required that my Zoology class find an animal focused charity; my Earth and Environmental class would need to find one focused on the planet in some way; my Physics class would look for a scientific research or educational program...you get the point. I am not here to advocate for any particular charity; so it doesn't matter which charity we ended up choosing. The point is that students used persuasive facts and evidence to find a worthy organization. Further it demonstrated empathy, generosity, and charity as virtues. Lastly, students who can't afford their own donation contributed with their heart to mine. I showed them that a small amount of $10 is still meaningful. In fact, because it was Giving Tuesday, an unknown benefactor of the organization doubled my donation.
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AuthorNadene Klein, M.Ed. has been an educator for over 25 years. She brings a passion and love for science to the classroom and through this blog to you. Archives
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