Our Cities | Timelapse in Google Earth

• This video shows several cities around the world in a time lapse from 1984 to 2020, giving before and after views of urban sprawl at the end. 
• Students will learn about increasing city populations, urban sprawl, predictions for the future of cities, and the impact of cities on the environment. 

Positives

• This video is short and to the point; students will quickly understand the concepts presented. 
• The visuals are profound and impactful, they are paired with written facts and information. 

Additional Prerequisites

• There is no audio, so students who process written words slowly may need to pause to read the factual text presented. 

Differentiation

• This resource would work well in a science class while discussing the climate impacts of cities, urban heat-islands, sustainability, and global population, or in a math class to analyze the growth in urban areas and chart or graph it. 
• History classes could discuss why humans are migrating into cities today and what is different now, compared to other times in history.
  
• As a class, you can chart questions and realizations students have after watching. What predictions do they have for cities moving forward? What implications do they think urban sprawl has on climate change?