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In this lesson, students will analyze their own town or city to determine which model (of the 10 featured in the show) it most closely resembles and why. They will create an annotated map that describes the particular urban planning features of their city or town. Grades: 6 – 12.
About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city.
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This rise and fall of the urban center is intimately related to the experience of America in the 20th century. The following primary source set contains primary and secondary source documents accompanied by annotations and questions, classroom activities, and relevant standards.
Let’s travel across the United States! In this city-themed lesson that integrates reading and social studies, students explore the culture and history of the cities in the United States.
In this lesson we will be learning all about what a settlement is. We will learn about the key differences between villages, towns and cities, and how cities are growing in size and population.
In this lesson, we will be learning all about cities. We will explore the different types of land use, including residential areas and industrial areas, as well as how cities grow and develop.
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This lesson from Lab207 places students in the role of city developers. Ultimately students will create a fictitious city centered on a specific industry, engineer the demise of the city, the reimagine and redesign the future of their metropolis.
