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Provided by: ASU Global Futures |Published on: July 20, 2021
Lesson Plans
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Synopsis
In this 45-minute urban planning activity from ASU Global Futures, students will design a city with equitable infrastructure for all of its citizens.
Students will also learn how environmental racism impacts historically marginalized populations and how proper urban planning can result in more environmentally just cities.
Teachers should review the materials (links to articles, slides, and teacher's script) for better class readiness.
Differentiation & Implementation
Instead of drawing the city on paper, students can make a three-dimensional model or use mapping software to make a digital city.
History and social studies classes can use this activity in a unit on environmental racism or redlining and this activity could easily be integrated into computer science and design classes.
Have younger students work in groups or pairs and provide additional support by providing possible solutions or a number of options for students to choose from.
The ASU College of Global Futures is committed to creating and providing curricular resources that span a diverse range of topics--including food systems, sustainability, quality of life and well-being, decision-making for sustainability, and much more. The lessons are applicable for grades 6-9 with variations presented that will enable teachers to tailor the activities for more ages outside of that range.
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