Build Your Own Equitable City
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Provided by: ASU Global Futures|Published on: July 20, 2021
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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.
Subjects: Engineering
Authors: ASU Global Futures
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The slides and teacher's script are already prepared, making this lesson easy to use.
- The links in the lesson provide additional information about the topic for students and teachers.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need the slides and the teacher's script to execute this lesson.
- 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.
- Other resources on this topic include this article about environmental racism and this film on building a world that promotes environmental justice and equity for all.
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About the Partner Provider
ASU College of Global Futures
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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