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Author

Grist

Grades

8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subjects

Social Studies, Geography

Resource Type

  • Videos, 3 minutes, 33 seconds, CC, Subtitles

Regional Focus

Global

Format

YouTube Video

What Makes Walkable Cities?

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Synopsis
  • This video explores ideas on how to make cities more walkable and the benefits this can bring in terms of traffic, emissions, and social or emotional health. 
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • This entertaining and informative video contains interesting facts and statistics related to the advantages of having walkable cities.
  • In this video, the speaker discusses interesting ideas including the disadvantages of cars in cities, the advantages of a pedestrian-friendly city, and ways to make it happen.

Additional Prerequisites

  • Students should be familiar with car emissions and the alternative modes of transportation.

Differentiation

  • The teacher could check that students have understood the ideas discussed in the video by asking them to summarize them in a graphic organizer.
  • The teacher could ask students to do a project where they design a model for a sustainable, walkable city.
  • Students could plan, organize, and implement a campaign called "Walk More & Drive Less."
  • Students could organize a Walk and Roll Day at their school.
Scientist Notes
This 4-minute video looks at strategies for making cities more walkable to address issues related to traffic and climate change, among others. This is a short, clear resource and is recommended for teaching.
Standards
  • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
    • ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
  • College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
    • Dimension 2: Economics
      • D2.Eco.1.6-8 Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society.
    • Dimension 2: Geography
      • D2.Geo.8.6-8 Analyze how relationships between humans and environments extend or contract spatial patterns of settlement and movement.
      • D2.Geo.6.9-12 Evaluate the impact of human settlement activities on the environmental and cultural characteristics of specific places and regions.
  • National Health Education Standards
    • Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
      • 1.8.3 Analyze how the environment affects personal health.
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