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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students define what a city is. They investigate the top 10 - 15 most populated cities. SDescribe factors influencing the location and growth of urban sites. They site examples of cities that have grown with different models of urban structure. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students analyze the benefits of urban forests by observing trees on their schoolyard. They examine the 400-year history of communal forests, survey schoolyard trees, and draft schoolyard tree ordinances. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students describe ways which trees have been used in urban settings, their aesthetic value, the ways in which they affect air pollution and noise reduction, and how trees benefit the wildlife in an urban area. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students complete a case study of Sally Morgan as an Urban Aboriginal Artist. They analyze an example of her work, identifying elements and principles of art as well as signs and symbols. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students explore the impact of urbanization on water percolation by examining the layout and construction of their school site and measuring the size of their campus. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties, the social and economic impact of the Great Depression, and the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II United States. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the ways in which various American cities negotiate the protection of their "green infrastructure," gaining a broader understanding of proposed and enacted legislation as it relates to preserving and planting trees in urban environments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students investigate the impact of urbanization on water percolation by measuring how much area on their school site is actually buildings or pavement. They discuss the impact urban land use has on water quality, water table levels, and municipal costs. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the role of trees as one of the most important natural resources. In groups, they examine how the forests nearby helped to shape their urban city. Using the internet, they research the use of the forest in early American History and discover ways to conserve. To end the lesson, they revisit the value of trees and what careers are possible. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students investigate the values of America as seen through the communities in which they live. They shall create ideal plans for a community that is imaginary and yet meets the ideals of the American culture. Full Review »
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