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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover that throughout history cities have been centers of population but that human exploitation of fossil fuels was key to the growth of large cities worldwide. They research urban growth through a number of websites. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the importance of food surpluses to the historical development of urban ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read narratives about the experiences of 19th century fugitive slaves that fled to urban centers. They conduct further research on the African-American urban migration movement and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define the term "urban forestry"; discuss several problems facing urban forests today and both government and public efforts centered on developing and maintaining sustainable urban forests. They develop a feasible action plan for an alternativ Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students map the changes that occur in the land as a result of urban sprawl. They explore the problems that paving and building have on the watershed and the habitats on the Northshore. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students design an artistic and literary collage of contemporary urban life that seeks to interpret, analyze, and evaluate its mettle. They integrate their impressions of urban life with established views, thereby enriching their understanding of their own present and future. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore how technology can be used to monitor the environment in urban areas. For example, a sustainable community meets its present needs without sacrificing the ability of others, now and in the future, to meet their own needs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a group discuss revolving around urban development and their answers to worksheet questions. They analyze maps and historical records to compare and contrast the day to day activities of a forest manager. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the social, economic, and political aspects of the Urban Renewal Program in New Haven. They determine the importance of their striving to become good, productive people with their sights set on shaping the future for the betterment of all. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students identify and interpret what tall tales, urban legends, and cyberlore are and to find them in their own lives. They practice telling and listening to these types of tales and explore why people tell them. Students also identify how folklore and other cultural elements have contributed to their local, state, and national heritage. Full Review »