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- 9th - 12th
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Students use primary sources to research and evaluate the quality of life for African American urban migrants in the 20th century. They focus on Wisconsin and outline Wisconsin's response to the wave of urban migration in a poster. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research one of the many urban race riots in U.S. history, from the New York City riots during the Civil War to the "Red Summer of 1919" or the hate-strikes of 1943. They present their findings in the form of a newspaper's front page. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students, in groups, are given a copy of the photo "Construction of the National Road" and instructed to study the photo and discuss it in their groups. They complete a worksheet imbedded in this plan, and present conclusions to the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the biotic and abiotic factors that affect plant reproduction and the potential consequences of human activities on plant populations. The effects of urbanization are discussed as an influence in the consequences. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine the patterns and processes of urbanization and describe patterns of urban land use. They choose one of five cities using riddles and research why this city is desirable. The groups make quizzes for each other on the city that they researched. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine how European cities became urbanized. Using a blank political outline map, they locate Europe's 20 largest metropolitan areas along with distinguishing physical features. They determine the common characteristics of the cities and decide if the reasons they discovered would apply to their own hometown. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students divide into small groups and study a copy of the photo "Construction of the National Road". Students disucss the photo and then complete a worksheet corresponding to the photo. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research Canadian population distribution while comparing and contrasting the quality of life in two cities. They discuss issues and problems that cities and rural towns face. Students apply various methods, such as graphs and illustrations to present their findings. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students identify and analyze the boundaries which exist between urban and rural, wildness and country and among rural areas, country, town, and city. Students actively participate in planning, obtaining materials, setting goals and objectives, whether individually, in small groups, or whole-class. Students interpret change over time, the effects of changes and changes that are occurring now that will influence the future. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the following terms and their definitions: zero population growth, population density, demographics, urban sprawl, census, immigration, migration, infrastructure, population booms, megacities, birthrate, death rate, fertility rate (FR), growth rate, natural increase, and net increase. They start a glossary, which they add to and use as a reference. Full Review »
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