elementary urbanization lesson plan

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