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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. Vance Kite plots our urban past and how we can expect future cities to adapt to our growing populations.
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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 Time: 3 periods
This lesson addresses selected themes from McRel History and Geography Standards 1. History Standard 2: Understands the historical perspective. Level II (Grades 5 – 6): Understands that specific decisions and events had an impact on history. Level III (Grades 7 – 8): Analyze the influence specific ideas and beliefs had on a period of history. Level...
To prepare to teach this lesson, teachers should: 1. Watch the entire program 10 Towns that Changed America, on DVD or online. 2. Review the lesson plan. 3. Download and print copies of the town observation worksheet and town analysis worksheet.
Materials: 1. 11 X 17 photocopies of maps of your town or city 2. Copies of town observations worksheet and town analysis worksheet 3. Colored pencils or crayons 4. Markers 5. Smartboard or digital projector 6. Internet connection Period 1 1. Watch the entire PBS special 10 Towns that Changed America. While they are watching, students write down th...
Books 1. Landry, Charles. The Art of City Making 2. Mumford, Lewis. The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects 3. Reps, John. The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States Online Sources 1. American Planning Association www.planning.org 2. Urban Planning 1794-1918: An International Anthol...
This Social Studies lesson can be extended to other subjects or paired with other 10 Towns that Changed America lessons to create the following interdisciplinary connections: 1. Art:Students pick a location in their community from the map (it can be a specific building or just a corner or intersection) and make a drawing or photograph of it. 2. Mat...
Q4. What is the minimum population for a city to be considered a megacity? 1 billion people. 1 million people. 10 million people. 25 million people. Q5. There can be some similarities between living in a city and living in a village. False.
Gradually, cities began to illuminate the streets with electric lamps to allow the city to remain alight throughout the night. No longer did the pace of life and economic activity slow substantially at sunset, the way it had in smaller towns. The cities, following the factories that drew people there, stayed open all the time.
In this lesson we will be starting a new geography unit! We will be learning all about different settlement types, including villages, towns and cities. Today we will learn about the population of earth, and where people can be found around the world. 1 Slide deck. 1 Quiz. 1 Video.
In the early 20th century, cities were the acknowledged center of American life. This perception shifted after World War II when middle-class Americans began fleeing cities for the suburbs. The resulting debates over the vibrancy and usefulness of the city continue to this day. This rise and fall of the urban center is intimately related to the ...
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Introduction. Reference the city that the students live in to tap into their prior knowledge. Ask students to describe some things they have seen in the city, including community workers who help around the city. Tell the students that they will be learning more about cities in the United States. Let’s travel across the United States!
