Module 5: Changing Cities Text: Digby et al
Week / Content coverage/key questions / Learning outcomes / Activities / Resources /
19-21 / 5.1 What are the environmental issues facing cities?
a Urban regions can generate huge eco-footprints. / · To identify what makes up an eco-footprint.
· To describe factors which influence the size of eco-footprints. / · Work through the ecofootprints PPT. The images from slide 10 can be given for students to allow them to sort them into the correct order.
· Use pg 204 to label the ecofootprint diagram.
· Complete the ecofootprint advice sheet.
· Work through the comparing ecological footprint PPT. / · Pgs 204 – 205
· Pgs 206 – 207
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b There are tensions between cities as generators of wealth and as eco-friendly organisms. / · To understand that cites creating wealth can also create environmental problems. / · Show the What a Waste Tonight video and use one of the two question sheets alongside it.
· Work through the London life support systems PPT.
· Use the handout with the above PPT.
· Alternative – use the Lesson 4 landfill and London PPT (with the handout above)
· ICT option: London Mucking Out webquest (need text books too) / · Pgs 208 – 209
· Pgs 210 – 211
· What a Waste video on shared drive
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5.2 How far can these issues be resolved sustainably?
a Cities have huge potential for reducing their ecofootprints. / · To identify three ways in which one city is trying to reduce its eco-footprint.
· To describe how transport could be made more sustainable. / · Watch the Tanzania sustainable settlement video on the shared drive. Students to make a list of sustainable features of the school whilst they’re watching. After this, discuss which of the features could be applied to our school.
· ICT option: BedZED activity.
· ICT option: reducing your ecofootprint activity.
· Work through the Urban Transport PPT. Use the traffic measures photos to fill out the traffic measures table.
· In groups look through the Lichfield traffic plans to identify traffic measures that are being implemented locally.
· Optional: What’s happening here PPT with information about Modbury ‘carrier bag free’ town. / · Pgs 212 – 213
· Pgs 214 – 215
· Tanzania sustainable settlement video on the shared drive
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b Different role models exist for greener urban futures. / · To know how cities of the future could be ‘greener’.
· To understand the idea of Green Consumerism with its advantages and disadvantages. / · Watch the food miles and Punjab 10 minute clip from the shared drive. Students to make notes.
· ICT option: ethical consumers activity
· Use the food miles labels to create a food miles world map
· Answer the food miles question from the PPT using pages 216 and 217. / · Pgs 216 – 217
· Pgs 218 – 219
· Food Miles and Punjab clip on the shared drive.
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