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- 9th - 12th
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Students research and discuss the development of edge cities. Full Review »
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- 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students explain that while cities have unattractive features, the density of human life enables energy efficiency, mass transit, recycling, and other benefits which are difficult or impossible in rural areas. This is the fifth in an excellent series. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students view a Powerpoint presentation on various cities in the U.S. They conduct research on two cities, complete a data chart on the two cities, and decide which one they would prefer to live. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students create fictional inhabitants to scale for a place called 'Box City'. They develop stories and personalities to go with the created people, share the stories with the class and write a newspaper for their city. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students begin the lesson by researching the history of City Point, Connecticut. Using a map, they color areas they were asked to find and discuss why the areas are important to the community. As a class, they are shown recent slides of City Point and in groups compare them with older photographs. They end the lesson by discovering how tides are generated and affected by the moon. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the reasons for the growth of cities in North American. Using the internet, they research the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution and determine if the growth of cities is a sign of progress. They analyze the idea of Manifest Destiny and the machines that changed society in a political and personal way. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students categorize pictures from the country and pictures from the city. They list characteristics of a city and characteristics of a country after viewing a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the various cities in which Olympics have been held. Using a map, they describe the reasons why those cities were chosen and choose their own city for the Olympics and state the reasons why. They examine information sheets from the International Olympic Committee as well. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research the characteristics of cities in two different geographical areas. Using the internet, they take notes on the information they collect and record their observations on the two cities. They discover how the location and climate of an area affect the people who live there. Full Review »
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