Project: Poverty in America
Health Topics
Nutrition, Food insecurity
Specific Health Community Problem
Food insecurity poverty
Guided Discovery
Reviewed historical poverty tables in US and annual reports on household food security in the US
Investigation/Research
Read primary sources and graphed quantitative data
Lesson Plan with YRBS Data
see unit
Solution
create informational materials
Community Impacts
Increasing awareness
Connection to Curriculum
History frameworks
SEL Competencies
Social Awareness
Specific SEL Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes
Empathy and perspective taking
District Name
Hadley Public Schools
School Name
Hopkins Academy
Class/Program
US History
Number of Teachers
1
Number of Students
23
Grade Level(s)
9-12
Duration/Intensity
Class meets every other day. Unit taught over the course of a semester.
Community Partners
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Content Areas
English Language Arts & Literacy, History and Social Science