Review Concepts
With your team come up with a poster that describes the following concepts that we have learned about throughout the both 7th and 8th grades:
- Energy
- Natural vs Non-Renewable Resources
- Uneven distribution of Natural Resources
- Climate vs Weather
- Carbon Cycle
- Climate Change
Where in the World? City Planning for the Future
We will be pulling together many of the concepts you have learned in Middle School to complete this project.
Our Goal with this project is to plan a city in the future that would be Earth-Friendly, self-sustaining, and use as few resources as possible. You will be taking into consideration current trends in weather, climate, the carbon cycle, renewable vs non-renewable energy resources, etc.
To prepare for planning a city, we will be looking at current information about the earth. This will be important for understanding current issues that you will need to address in your city.
You will be doing research and then coming together at regular team meetings to make decisions about your city. Be prepared for each meeting and have ideas ready to share, along with why you think your ideas are scientifically sound ideas to use for planning your team's city.
You will be assessed from your individual contribution as well as from your team's final city presentation.
Our Goal with this project is to plan a city in the future that would be Earth-Friendly, self-sustaining, and use as few resources as possible. You will be taking into consideration current trends in weather, climate, the carbon cycle, renewable vs non-renewable energy resources, etc.
To prepare for planning a city, we will be looking at current information about the earth. This will be important for understanding current issues that you will need to address in your city.
You will be doing research and then coming together at regular team meetings to make decisions about your city. Be prepared for each meeting and have ideas ready to share, along with why you think your ideas are scientifically sound ideas to use for planning your team's city.
You will be assessed from your individual contribution as well as from your team's final city presentation.
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
The first thing that you will need to do as a team is decide where in the world you want to put your city. Check out the world map, then make your decision. Everyone needs to be in agreement.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Each Team Member Will...
1. Start of Notability file where you will be keeping your notes, photos, etc. I will have a CANVAS assignment open for you to use to save your Notability file to for safe keeping.
2. Find one or two photos of the area in the world where you want to put your city of the future. You should have a specific map image of the area as well as a picture of the type of climate that you will be building your city. During the class period find out as much about this area as possible. Record the information in your notes. It might be a good idea for you to divide up topics to research such as climate, weather, local natural resources that are available.
3. Read through the climate section of the "Interactives for City Planning Preparation" area below. This will help you understand what preparation for planning will look like with this unit.
4. At end of class period upload your file to Canvas.
The first thing that you will need to do as a team is decide where in the world you want to put your city. Check out the world map, then make your decision. Everyone needs to be in agreement.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Each Team Member Will...
1. Start of Notability file where you will be keeping your notes, photos, etc. I will have a CANVAS assignment open for you to use to save your Notability file to for safe keeping.
2. Find one or two photos of the area in the world where you want to put your city of the future. You should have a specific map image of the area as well as a picture of the type of climate that you will be building your city. During the class period find out as much about this area as possible. Record the information in your notes. It might be a good idea for you to divide up topics to research such as climate, weather, local natural resources that are available.
3. Read through the climate section of the "Interactives for City Planning Preparation" area below. This will help you understand what preparation for planning will look like with this unit.
4. At end of class period upload your file to Canvas.
INTERACTIVES for CITY PLANNING PREPARATION As you prepare to become city planners, you will need to know somethings about natural resources. Below are some interactives that will help you and your team prepare to create the best city in the world. Some of the interactives everyone on the team will need to do, while others you will need to decide who will do each one, then each team member will report back to the team with what they learned. CLIMATE A. EVERYONE DOES: What is the Future of Earth's Climate? 1. Log - in to https://concord.org/ Complete the Pre-Test for HAS Climate Unit. 2. Everyone then completes: "Global Climate Change Model: Making Predictions About Future Climate?" 3. Then as a team decide who will do which of the following activities (there will be duplication): "What is the Future of Earth's Climate?" "Land Management Model" BE SURE TO TAKE NOTES ON YOUR NOTABILITY DOCUMENT! You can add not only words but images that you think will be helpful as well. 4. TEAM MEETING #1:
Issues Affecting the Earth and Natural Resources 1. Log - in to https://concord.org/ 2. Everyone will complete: "How is CO2 affecting our oceans and the organisms that live there?" "Air Polluction Model" TEAM MEETING #2 1. Share the information from the activity you completed with your team members - be very detailed so they learn just as much from you as you did from doing the activity. Everyone should be taking notes on your Notability page. 2. As a team, research and find out what type of natural resources are within a 100 mile radius of your city. 3. Make a list of the resources available to you. Next to each item write down whether or not the resource is renewable. HINT: Don't forget to look up. 4. Divide up your list among you and your team members. 5. Research how these natural resources are typically used, and what products these resources are used for in manufacturing. 6. As a team, decide on what the top 5 natural resources you will use and how you will use them. 7. As a team, decide what businesses will be developed in your city to use or maintain these natural resources. OR Extra Help: You are welcome to Use one of the following products from one of the posters below. Read through it to discover what natural resources go into making the product. If you Basketballs: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/basketball/ Soda Can: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/aluminum-soda-cans Cosmetic Packaging: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/cosmetics-packaging DVDs: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/dvds Eraser: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/synthetic-rubber-eraser U.S. Penny: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/us-penny Rayban Sunglasses: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/rayban-wayfarer Tesla: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/tesla-model-s Bracelet: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/gel-bracelets Velvet: http://www.designlife-cycle.com/velvet 1. Read through the poster. 2. If your area has at least half of the natural resources needed you can use it as your product to manufacture in your city. Sustainable/Green Cities - Read/Write INDIVIDUAL WORK It's time to look at some examples of some "green" or "sustainable" cities to help inspire your planning. 1. Please use one of the online science magazine's from the Symbaloo to find an article about a "green city" or a "sustainable city." Each team member should read about a different city. 2. Read the article carefully. 3. Write a summary - on your Notability page -explaining the following (must be at least 75 words):
5. Would you want to live in this city, explain why or why not. 6. What magazine did you use? What is the title of the article? Who is the author? When was the article written? 7. Turn in your Notability page. 8. Share what you learned about the city and ideas you have with your team. Consider this Meeting #3. 9. Team leader don't forget to turn in Meeting Notes. ELECTRICITY/ENERGY OPTIONS: Log - in to https://concord.org/\ 1. Everyone will be completing the same activity this time: "What are our choices for supplying energy for the future?" 2. Once you are finished with the modules, meet with your team and discuss what you have learned. TEAM MEETING #4 INSTRUCTIONS: Decide who will lead your meeting and help keep members on task. Everyone needs to take notes! When doing research feel free to divide up the work and then report back to each other with what you learned. A. Go through the big list of natural resources that you created previously. Which of these natural resources can you use for energy sources for creating electricity and for transportation fuels? Decide on at least 2-3 sources you will be using in your city. B. As a team, decide what type of transportation you are planning on using. Here are a few links to new forms of transportation to you to research as a team: BusinessInsider BigThink Wired NewAtlas FastCompany Discover U.S. Department of Transportation (Looks like a lot of words, but has a lot of really good things for your team to consider) C. What infrastructure (the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society) do you need to create electricity and the needed transportation fuels? make a list D. What business can you add to your city, based on the energy sources that you will be using? make a list HOUSING/BUILDING: Log - in to https://concord.org/\ 1. Everyone will be completing the same activity this time: "Insulating houses" 2. Once you are finished with the modules, meet with your team and discuss what you have learned. 3. Team Meeting #5 1. As a team, do some research on what makes a "green" or "energy efficient" home and building. 2. Use the following to research how to go about designing an energy-efficient house. Decide who will READ each of the following articles: https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/energy-efficient-home-design/ultra-efficient-home-design https://greenhomeguide.com/know-how/article/9-ways-to-make-your-home-more-energy-efficient https://www.forbes.com/sites/houzz/2017/06/02/how-to-build-an-energy-efficient-home/#4b94b993656b https://zeroenergyproject.org/build/twelve-steps-affordable-zero-energy-home-construction-design/ https://interestingengineering.com/10-amazing-tips-for-building-energy-efficient-homes https://inhabitat.com/colorado-man-single-handedly-builds-states-most-energy-efficient-house/ 3. You will need to come up with 2 types of houses and 2 types of buildings that would be found in your city. Remember: A. Your area needs to have at least half of the natural resources available to build these buildings B. Be able to identify the features that make these buildings "green" or "energy efficient" WATER OPTIONS: Log - in to https://concord.org/\ 1. Everyone will pick one of the two activities on water to complete. 2. Once you are finished with the modules, meet with your team and share what you have learned. TEAM MEETING #6 INSTRUCTIONS: Decide who will lead your meeting and help keep members on task. Everyone needs to take notes! When doing research feel free to divide up the work and then report back to each other with what you learned. QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS AND FIND ANSWERS TO: What are your major sources of available water? Which sources of water will you use to supply water to your residents? How will you recycle water? Will you put restrictions of any kind on water usage for any subgroup within the population? What issues do you foresee when it comes to water? TRANSPORTATION What means of transportation will be available to your residence? How energy efficient is each mode of transportation? Using these questions/answers, Research the options available to you - be creative - Here are some articles to help: http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2016/ph240/tran1/ Team Meeting #7 Meet as a team to decide on at least two options |
When to turn in Meeting Notes1. After Location Meeting
2. After Team Meeting #1 3. After Team Meeting #2 4. After Team Meeting #3 5. After Team Meeting #4 6. After Team Meeting #5 7. After Team Meeting #6 8. After Team Meeting #7 9. After Decision on What will be presented 10. Mid-way through presentation planning/creation. 11. Prior to presentation - report on who will do what during the presentation. Some videos to watch/articles to read when you get to stuck or need to be inspired...ELECTRICITY/ENERGY
"How to squeeze electricity out of crystals" Renewable Energy "An awesome 360 view at America's First Offshore Wind Farm" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "How to Save our Frozen Worlds: clean energy" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too. "Science and survival on Continent 7: Antarctica" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "Mount Kenya's Lost Glaciers, revisualized with fire" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "Explore the Polar Bear Capital of the World" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "Can you Power a House with a Bicycle?" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too LAND
Why is Biodiversity so Important? Sustainable Watersheds Water and Waste Solutions How to fit 4 years of trash into a mason jar - Zero Waste FOOD AND FARMING
"How does it Grow?" Sustainable Tree Farm (Pod Cast) Sustainable Seafood Restaurant Sustainable Seafood Sustainable Gardening Sustainable Food Practices City Farm (Interactive) How Farming and Forests coexist? - Watch video and read the notes below the video too Cook food using the sun's heat COMMERCE, MANUFACTURING, AND CURRENCY
"What if you could get WiFi and school tuition in exchange for your plastic trash?" Sustainable Engineering Sustainable Tourism Engineering Sustainable Synthetic Fabric EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE/GREEN CITIES
Future City - Middle School Contest Video World's Most Sustainable City These are the Most Sustainable Cities 7 Principles for building better cities Future Self Sustaining City Concepts Sustainable City Sustainable City Living Building Livability Europe's First Carbon Neutral Neighborhood City of the Future: Singapore Creating Sustainable Cities Sustainable Development in Brazil Sustainable Cities Bogata: Building a Sustainable City TRANSPORTATION The Walkable City "...Big Ideas to get rid of Fossil Fuels..." What a driverless world could look like Skateboard with a boost Buses and Biofuels Human Powered Helicopter ECOSYSTEMS
"How dead is the Great Barrier Reef?" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "Five things you didn't know about icebergs" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "How do Ocean Currents Work?" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too. "What are tundras?" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too. "Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust to Amazon..." - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too. CLIMATE CHANGE
"Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace" NYTimes Article. "How to Save Our Planet" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "Ignoring Climate Change" Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "Why climate change is making hurricanes worse" Watch the video and read the notes below the video too "What can you actually do about Climate Change?" - Watch the video and read the notes below the video too. |
City Presentation
REQUIRED: Create a PowerPoint, a Spark Video, or a Prezi with the following information:
Title Page - picture, who created the city/presentation, name of city
Table of Contents
Location - rationale for picking location, map of location on Earth, picture of area, type of geologic features found
Climate - what type of climate, characteristics of specific climate, how will/is climate change impact your city, what do you think your climate will be like in 50 years?
Weather - Annual weather expected by month, annual total and monthly precipitation, annual average and monthly average temperature, annual average and monthly average humidity, major weather events that can cause issues with your city and how you will attempt to prevent disruption to your city from such natural events.
Natural Resources - What natural resources do you have in the area of your city? How will use use these natural resources? What will they be used for/products that will be produced from your natural resources
Energy - what energy sources do you have available? What sources will you use to furnish electricity to your city?
Transportation - What means of transportation will be available to your city? How will these transportation options affect your renewable and non-renewable resources? Give details about each mode of transport and the energy requirements needed to operate and maintain these modes of transporation
Housing/Buildings - Show 2 housing and 2 building examples that will be found in your city. What natural resources are required to build the buildings/houses? What impact will building have on your natural resources? What planning will your city need to do to make sure that you do not run out of these natural resources? What are the "green" or "energy efficient" features of each house and building? How many people will live in each house? How many people will use/work in each building?
Recreation/Entertainment - What facilities will be found in your city to entertain your residents? What impact will each venue have on the environment? How will people get to the venue? What impact on energy usage will these venues have? What impact on natural resources will these venues have?
Water - What are the major water sources do you have for your city? Which sources will be used to provide water to your population? Is there a chance that water will run low due to weather or long-term climate changes? How will you recycle water? Will there be any restrictions on water uses for any subgroup of your population?
Businesses - What businesses will be found in your city? Does the business exist because of natural resources? If so, explain. What businesses are important to your city? Explain their importance.
Bibliography References - List of sources used to collect images, and information
REQUIRED: Paper Map of your City - shows all of the details outlined above
OPTION FOR EXEMPLARY: Poster illustrating what your city will look like
OPTION FOR EXEMPLARY: Build a 3D version of your city
POSSIBLE OPTION FOR EXEMPLARY: Build a MineCraft version of your city
Title Page - picture, who created the city/presentation, name of city
Table of Contents
Location - rationale for picking location, map of location on Earth, picture of area, type of geologic features found
Climate - what type of climate, characteristics of specific climate, how will/is climate change impact your city, what do you think your climate will be like in 50 years?
Weather - Annual weather expected by month, annual total and monthly precipitation, annual average and monthly average temperature, annual average and monthly average humidity, major weather events that can cause issues with your city and how you will attempt to prevent disruption to your city from such natural events.
Natural Resources - What natural resources do you have in the area of your city? How will use use these natural resources? What will they be used for/products that will be produced from your natural resources
Energy - what energy sources do you have available? What sources will you use to furnish electricity to your city?
Transportation - What means of transportation will be available to your city? How will these transportation options affect your renewable and non-renewable resources? Give details about each mode of transport and the energy requirements needed to operate and maintain these modes of transporation
Housing/Buildings - Show 2 housing and 2 building examples that will be found in your city. What natural resources are required to build the buildings/houses? What impact will building have on your natural resources? What planning will your city need to do to make sure that you do not run out of these natural resources? What are the "green" or "energy efficient" features of each house and building? How many people will live in each house? How many people will use/work in each building?
Recreation/Entertainment - What facilities will be found in your city to entertain your residents? What impact will each venue have on the environment? How will people get to the venue? What impact on energy usage will these venues have? What impact on natural resources will these venues have?
Water - What are the major water sources do you have for your city? Which sources will be used to provide water to your population? Is there a chance that water will run low due to weather or long-term climate changes? How will you recycle water? Will there be any restrictions on water uses for any subgroup of your population?
Businesses - What businesses will be found in your city? Does the business exist because of natural resources? If so, explain. What businesses are important to your city? Explain their importance.
Bibliography References - List of sources used to collect images, and information
REQUIRED: Paper Map of your City - shows all of the details outlined above
OPTION FOR EXEMPLARY: Poster illustrating what your city will look like
OPTION FOR EXEMPLARY: Build a 3D version of your city
POSSIBLE OPTION FOR EXEMPLARY: Build a MineCraft version of your city
Project Rubric
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