Year 10 Civic Edu. Week Ten: Community Service

Week Ten: ​Community Service

It is defined as the projects that members of a certain organization may undertake for the development of society​

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​Community Service

​What do you think?

1. It creates a sense of unity, oneness, and understanding in the society.

2. It promotes rapid growth and development.

3. Communal service creates awareness of inculcating good moral values.

4. It is the right approach to inculcate the right sense of responsibility in people.

5. It is an awareness of promoting communal bonds and cohesion.​

​IMPORTANCE/BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

1. Clearing street drainage to prevent flooding.

2. Clearing path ways.

3. Construction of wooden bridges to link streets within a community.​

4. Tutoring children with learning disabilities.

5. Helping out at the local library.

6. Helping the elders in nursing homes.​

​WAYS COMMUNITY SERVICE CAN BE CARRIED OUT

​What are the ten steps of starting community project?

Multiple Choice

Youth volunteers regularly …………….. the streets and plant more trees.

• helped

• clean

• save

Multiple Choice

What is community service?

• Getting paid to do a job.

• volunteering to do extra chores for your family.

• Volunteering to do free work to benefit your community.

• Getting compensated to do work.

Multiple Choice

Examples of volunteer work would be

• Serving in a community dinner for the poor/in need.

• Organizing a clothing drive for the less fortunate.

• Picking up trash along the highway.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

How do citizens contribute to the improvement of a community?

• by volunteerism and civic responsibility

• by virtue and following the law

• by following volunteerism laws

• by spending time at the public library

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes an URBAN community?

• shorter buildings with distant populations

• quiet and relaxing

• places are far apart

• tall buildings with dense populations

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a RURAL community?

• low population

• loud, crowded

• places are very close together

• tall buildings

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for people to pay property, income, and sales taxes?

• Taxes support community services

• It is good to share your money.

• Other people depend on it.

• To not go to jail.

Multiple Choice

Someone who lives in their community is called a...

• person

• citizen

• neighbor

• homeowner

Multiple Select

Community service brings many ............ for community

• benefits

• problems

• causes

• solutions

Multiple Choice

.............affects life of many families !

• rain

• storm

• flood

• disease

Multiple Choice

There are many ........ problems in big cities like air pollution, water pollution!

• environmental

• community

• non-profit organization

• healthy

​Assessment

1.    Define community service.

2.    Identify three ways community service can be carried out.​

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