Lesson plan
Create A City: An Urban Planning Exercise
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Description
In this lesson, students will work in cooperative groups to design an ideal city–one which is convenient for humans, preserves the environment, and maintains a quality of life for both animals and humans. Students will not only design a city, but they will write an explanation of how geography was used to improve the quality of life in the planning of an environment. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).Duration
3 class periodsAuthor
Gale
Ekiss
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information14: How human actions modify the physical environment
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
Teacher Instructions
EkissCityT.pdf
(147.29 KB)
Student Materials
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
EkissCityELLV.pdf
(2.64 MB)
Supplemental Files
AZ6TraitsRubric_Simple.pdf
(6.59 KB)