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\nLand Use\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nThe Use of a Piece of Land\n

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\nStudents study positive and negative aspects of land use laws and zoning ordinances. They participate in a land use planning exercise using a role play activity.\n
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\nWhat's The Plan?\n

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\nLearners identify how the human activities in the state of Maryland have changed/ evolved over the last 50 years. They evaluate a land planning document and prepare a fictitious planning document for a given area of land.\n
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\nWhat's planning permission?\n

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\nHigh schoolers investigate land regulations. In groups students explore how local councillors grant planning permission and how land is regulated. High schoolers role play making decisions on a planning committee. They discuss why a...\n
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\nDevelopment on the Edge of a City\n

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\nStudents explore and analyze examples of changing relationships between patterns of settlement and land use in the state of Minnesota. They view different avenues of transportation, cities, suburbs, city planners and suburbanization.\n
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\nI Know Where You Are!\n

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\nLearners study what a GPS is and use it to challenge themselves and find positions on a map.  In this investigative activity students find various points on a map using a GPS system and answer questions on a worksheet. \n
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\nMapping My Community\n

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\nNinth graders are introduced to GPS technology. They complete fieldwork as they visit a specific area of their community to identify and map types of land use in the surveyed area. They use the collected data to create a digital map.\n
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\nA Place Called Fairfax\n

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\nLearners are introduced to the various types of maps of Fairfax County, Virginia. Using the maps, they explain the relative and absolute locations of the county and discuss the importance of both. They also discover how the county is...\n
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\nA Place Called Fairfax\n

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\nStudents use maps to locate Virginia, its surrounding states and Fairfax County. Individually, they describe the absolute and relative location of the county and why it is important to know both. As a class, they brainstorm the...\n
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\nProblem-Based Research Lesson: Wal-Mart Debate\n

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\nTo prepare for class, students will read several articles (links included). Students discuss the articles, and ways to deal with the proliferation of big-box stores in rural areas. The class takes two minutes to generate a research...\n
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