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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students use their perception of cities around the world to better explain what factors may affect their personal mental world maps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students examine two replacement rules for people who destroy trees in urban areas. They apply math concepts to determine which rule is better. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students study the cultural differenced between urban and rural communities in order to become more accepting of those differences. They examine transportation, location, resources, and individual differences. They listen to a reading of Country Mouse and City mouse before writing a letter introducing themselves and their community to a pen pal. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students are introduced to urban immigrant tendencies and a discussion of living conditions in ethnic neighborhoods is discussed. Images and analysis will also be performed to interpret meaning. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students view and discuss urban and suburban scenes; and list the features of their ideal town and discuss whether these features can be found in cities and suburbs. They draw mental maps of a city and a suburb and brainstorm and list the possible effects of sprawl on the environment, adult's daily lives, and kids' daily lives. Students design their own new suburbs, taking into account the things they have found out about sprawl. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students map and calculate the area of the school parking lot and then the volume of water falling on the school parking lot. They map the route surface runoff will take to the nearest water body and describe the roles that human activity and runoff play in urban nonpoint source pollution. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students use Inspiration software to create charts comparing and contrasting urban and rural lifestyles. Areas they investigate include family life, entertainment, values, and work. Upon completion of their charts, students work in pairs to identify stereotypes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Student examine the need for and the problems of wilderness areas which are located close to urban centers. They discuss their concept of wilderness, write down their perceptions and report to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a role-playing activity to determine the benefits and liabilities of building a new stadium. In groups, they present their positions and solutions to the issue. Additional activities include writing essays defining the roles of special interest groups in political and social decision making. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss urban planning. They analyze city structure and demographics and develop the plan for an ideal, self-sufficient village. Students develop their skills in ceramics. They create slab structures out of clay. Students use acrylic paint. Full Review »
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