How Do We Shape Our Environment?
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Staging the Inquiry: View a time-lapse video of the growth of a city and observe the changes that occur while discussing the potential impact of these changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBG5VGMoAlM
Supporting Question 1- How do we modify our environment over time?
- Source A: Image bank: New York City in 1609 versus 2009.The two images below illustrate the change in the New York City landscape over time. The left-side image is an recreation of what the right-side photograph likely looked like in 1609.
New York City in 1609 and 2009
Supporting Question 2- How do we use land in different ways to shape our community?
- Source A: Image bank: Various uses of land
- Image 1: Residential use of land in a rural area.
iStock © cindygoff.- Image 2: Residential use of land in an urban area.
© Jorge Salcedo/ Shutterstock.com.- Image 3: Commercial use of land in a suburban area.
iStock © slobo.- Image 4: Industrial use of land in an urban area.
iStock © akiyoko.- Image 5: Recreational use of land in a suburban area.
- Source B: Google Maps
Map data ©2015 Google.Supporting Question 3- How does our use of land improve or harm our community?
- Source A: Image bank: Historic and current images of the Tappan Zee Bridge
Courtesy Westchester County Historical Society.
Image 2: Supporting piers for the bridge.
Courtesy Westchester County Historical Society.
Image 3: Framework for the bridge.
Courtesy Westchester County Historical Society.
Image 4: Completed bridge.
iStock © amlphoto.
- Source B: Tappan Zee Bridge:Life in Rockland before the Span
Supporting Question 4- How has a local development improved or harmed our community?
- Source A: Teacher and student generated sources on a local community development project