Elementary Urbanization Lesson Plan
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UrbanizationMrs. Heiden’s Class
Where do you find cities?
Definitions
infrastructure – the transportation, communication, electrical, and water supply systems of a community, city, or nation
mega-city – a city with a population in excess of ten million people
pollution – the contamination of soil, water, or the air by the discharge of harmful substances
rapid transit system – mass transportation which enables people to move farther and faster through a city
sewage – liquid and solid waste usually carried off in sewers or drains
smog – fog that has become mixed and polluted with smoke
urban sprawl – the unplanned, uncontrolled spreading of urban development into areas adjoining the edge of a city
What’s the oldest building you can think
of?
What’s the newest building you can think
of?
Where is your city expanding?
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
Supplies:
large paper
colored pencils/markers
groups of 3-4
ACTIVITY
Houses
Apartments
Factories
Schools
Mall
Skyscraper
Cemetery
Hospital
Railroads
Interstates
Parks
Jail
Why is it important to plan out cities?
Problems With Urbanization
Bad air quality
Bad water quality
Too much trash
Change in eating habits
Loss of farm land
No trees/grass/bushes
Poor education
Lots of crime
http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/jready/images/urbanization2.jpg
http://journal-neo.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Lagos.jpg
http://cdn7.triplepundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beijingtrafficjam2-
e1332838724532.jpg
http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/
urbanization_and_population.jpg
http://bwalles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1742156840_3319e4d886_b.jpg
http://alaskamexicoandbeyond.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/downtown-mexico-city-feb-2012.jpg
http://www.cdia.asia/wp-content/uploads/shanghai-pudong-urbanization-crowds.jpg
http://www.emergingfrontiers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/phnom-penh.jpg
Solutions?
Bad air quality
Bad water quality
Too much trash
Change in eating habits
Loss of farm land
No trees/grass/bushes
Poor education
Lots of crime
What one thing can you do to help the Earth?
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get
better. It’s not.”-Dr. Seuss
Sources
http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/pesc/MegaCities-2000-PGM.jpg
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/education/urbanexplosion.html#viewing
http://images.ibsys.com2012/0317/30700150.jpg
http://m4.i.pbase.com/o9/07/204007/1/150885134.B9rzMYrM.June_2013_WoodlandHills4.jpg
http://img1.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/infrastructure-construction-building_slide.jpg