Hot Town--Summer in the City

GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will explore Geographic Inquiry using the topic of urban heat-islands. Students will apply geographic tools to gather data, research information, and take informed action. This process can then be duplicated to look at and hopefully take action on other problems of their choice.
Author: 
Gale Ekiss and Carol Warren
Grade Range: 
7-8
Duration: 
5 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet iconElectronic Data Recording Sheet
application/pdf iconCampus Map Example
application/pdf iconPhoenix Daytime Surface Temperatures map
application/pdf iconPhoenix Nighttime Surface Temperatures map
Related Links: 
Chain Reaction Magazine #7
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
15: How physical systems affect human systems
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future