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- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality; document their findings by mapping and profiling the water body; and use this initial investigation to raise questions about local land use. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students study how land is used in California and how land use is shown on maps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students discover zoning boards and use a puzzle board to create their own community. They try to use as many land uses as possible on their community board. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 5th
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Students examine how people who came before them used the land and the resources. They examine future problems with using the land in different ways. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students brainstorm lists of land uses, gather pictures of them, and create a collage. They research land uses in their communities by contacting local agencies. They make charts of the land use planning systems and their impact on private rights. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine different types of land use by humans and evaluate the ways land is used in their local community. They also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students assume the role of community planning engineers and will create a future plan for their community. Students write an essay on land use from the viewpoint of a planning engineer. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students describe the restrictions that climate and land forms place on the land use in regions of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. Using satellite images, they point out major land forms, identify countries and compare to a physical map. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students identify the agricultural regions of the United States and give reasons for land use in the nineteenth century. They develop maps showing the distribution of natural resources and design a sales flier to communicate a land issue of interest. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast how the Greeks and Romans used their land. Researching the natural resources in the area, they illustrate maps with how the land is used. They describe ways civilizations alter their environment and what customs the Greeks and Romans borrowed from each other. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a simulation activity where they must decide whether or not to preserve an untouched forest. During the role play, students attend public hearings, discuss the pros and cons of nature development, create presentations in favor and opposition of the bylaw and have a group discussion. Additional games and activities dealing with land use are included. Full Review »
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