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Urban Ecosystems 4: Metabolism of Urban Ecosystems Lesson PlanUrban Ecosystems 4: Metabolism of Urban Ecosystems Lesson Plan
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Urban Ecosystems 4: Metabolism of Urban Ecosystems

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Cities are compared to living, breathing, metabolizing organisms. Fourth in a five-part series of lessons, this one focuses on the flow of materials through a city. Links to interesting websites and images make your delivery of information more interesting. Poetry about waste brings an interdisciplinary aspect to the lesson plan, which concludes by having collaborative groups prepare presentations to the class about what they learned. 

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metabolism, waste management, cities, urban environments, linear

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city, linear, metabolism, waste management, urban life, science
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Collaborative Learning
Year
2001
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