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Living on a Food Stamps Budget
A one-week challenge to live on $3 each day. Plus, Seafood Watch's guide to healthy (and not) fish.
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Curriculum & Resources: Sugar Consumption Infographic
posted Oct 15, 2012 - OnlineNursingProgram.com's jaw-dropping infographic on sugar consumption reveals the not-so-sweet truth—Americans eat way too much sugar. Data visualization puts the statistics into context. When sugar intake increases, so do the pounds and risks for high blood pressure, diabetes, and more. A clear case for changing our behavior.
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Winter 2012 Powerful Voice Winner Lisa Schwartz
by Lisa Schwartzposted May 02, 2012 - Lisa Schwartz is a high school student at Presentation Academy in Louisville, KY. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "What's the Harm in Hunting" by Alyssa Johnson. Read Lisa's essay about changing her opinions on hunting.
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Winter 2012 Middle School Winner Stro Hastings
by Stro Hastingsposted May 02, 2012 - Stro Hastings is a middle school student at Mountain Sun Community School in Brevard, NC. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "What's the Harm in Hunting" by Alyssa Johnson. Read Stro's essay about hunting fair.
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Author Response to Winter 2012 Essay Winners
posted May 02, 2012 - Alyssa Johnson responds to the winners of the Winter 2012 YES! National Student Writing Competition.
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Winter 2012 College Winner Jenny Courtney
by Jenny Courtneyposted May 02, 2012 - Jenny Courtney is a student at American River College in Sacramento, CA. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "What's the Harm in Hunting" by Alyssa Johnson. Read Jenny's essay about meat production and hunting.
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Curriculum & Resources: Cooperative Teach-In
posted May 02, 2012 - The Cooperative Teach-in is a nationwide initiative that engages campuses with the cooperative movement through events, programs, and projects.
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Visual Learning: It's in the Bag
posted May 02, 2012 - This Visual Learning activity will get students thinking about how we use plastic, and the implications of living conveniently.
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Winter 2012 Writing Competition Winners
posted May 01, 2012 - Winning Essays from the YES! National Student Writing Competition Winter 2012, "Is hunting moral?"
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Spotlight on Green
posted Apr 15, 2012 - A collection of education resources about "Green." From the environment to the economy, bring green into the classroom.
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YES! Recommends: The Story of Stuff Project
posted Mar 14, 2012 - The Story of Stuff Project now offers more films that explain and inform. Check out The Story of Broke, The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, and don't miss out on free curriculum from Facing the Future.
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Visual Learning: You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto
posted Jan 30, 2012 - Visual Learning activity using an image of industrial tomato field in the central valley of California.
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YES! Recommends: Creative Change Educational Solutions
posted Nov 23, 2011 - Creative Change's comprehensive approach to curriculum transformation places food systems, renewable energy, urban revitalization, and other sustainability issues at the center of education innovation and reform.
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Visual Learning: We Are the 99%
posted Nov 23, 2011 - With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not). In this case, it's all about animals as food.
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Visual Learning: Boom!
posted Oct 25, 2011 - With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not). In this case, it's all about oil spill cleanup.
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Visual Learning: “Who’s that swimming in my pool?”
posted Jun 01, 2011 - With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about our relationship with the natural world.
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