Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 7, Geography Std 9.1: Identifying the impact of urban growth on the environment.

Lesson Plans: Cities, Cities Anywhere? This lesson analyzes maps, history, and current event information to determine how humans change natural ecosystems to their advantage, and the problems that exist. Weathering the Weather: Exploring the Effects of Global Warming on Your Community In this lesson, students investigate global warming through initial discussion of recent findings regarding weather patterns. Students act as city planning 'committees' concerned with how the trends in global warming will affect the agriculture, industries and other aspects of their city.

Resources: USGS (United States Geological Survey) The USGS (United States Geological Survey) satellite images of environmental change (this site includes satellite imagery on urban areas, agriculture, deserts, and many other types of regions on earth). Popclock Explore population problem solving models with the United States "Popclock" (refers to a population clock, also see the world "popclock" below").
© 2005 Mobile County Public Schools MCPSS is not responsible for the content of links beyond the initial levels in this site and does not officially endorse any software or other products mentioned on the linked sites.