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 **UNIT:** COMMUNITY SERVICES


 * V.E.L.S LEVEL:** 3


 * OVERVIEW:** Students will be involved in learning about Community Services. Students will have the opportunity to select a local community service to learn about. Working in groups students will explore what is involved in their community service presenting their findings in a number of ways. Directed by a specifically designed WebQuest students will complete four sections to the project. Students will learn how to work in a group and how to deal with group conflict. Information will be researched using the Internet, books / brochures and interviewing Community Services members.

**CURRICULUM-FRAMING QUESTIONS:**
 * **Essential Question:** Who helps who?
 * **Unit Questions:**
 * Why is community interaction important?
 * Why might volunteers be considered valuable to a community service?
 * What community service is the most important?
 * **Content Questions:**
 * What is a community service?
 * Who is in my community that can help me?
 * What is the role of the community service you are studying?
 * Who would you contact in an emergency?
 * What roles do volunteers play in a community service?

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