UNICEF Coin Drive and International Cook Book

A shared lesson on world history and war brought one seventh-grade and one eighth-grade class together in an effort to help children from underdeveloped nations whose daily lives are affected by social unrest and warfare. The students organized a coin collection for The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and produced and sold an international cookbook with the proceeds benefiting UNICEF.

The collection of the coins incorporated weights and measures from the academic science content standards, while the production of the cookbook applied the language arts content standards. The study of world history and effects of war satisfied the history-social science content standards.