Lesson 3: 2.2- Managing Urban Sprawl
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to closely read text and analyze data to determine how land use affects the environment in the United States and Canada.
Students will be able to synthesize information on alternate solutions to a problem and evaluate the alternatives.
Students will be able to take a stance regarding the value of various alternatives and use evidence to support this stance.
Based on the information provided, what has led to inefficient land use in cities, suburbs, and rural areas alike?
carbon emission, urban areas, commuting, property taxes, greenbelts, proposal
4.INQ 6-8.16 - Assess their individual and collective capacities to take action to address local, regional, and global problems, taking into account a range of possible levels of power, strategies, and potential outcomes.
Leading students to construct meaning and apply new learning through the use of a variety of differentiated and evidence-based learning strategies. DOK 4 Extended Reasoning.
Suburbs grew quickly in the United States and Canada during the 20th century. But urban sprawl has led to inefficient land use in cities, suburbs, and rural areas alike. In this Global Challenge, your mission is to investigate and propose solutions for managing urban sprawl so that the United States and Canada can create more effective land-use strategies for the future.
The Reference resource provides definitions, descriptions, and examples of key terms used throughout the Core Interactive Text (CIT). These terms are also hyperlinked in text of the CIT.
Students can select their own graphic organizers from the blank templates in Teacher Center to match the structure of the text or the needs of the assignment.
Chromebook, Google Classroom, Managing Urban Sprawl Resource