Curated OER
Living in a Community
Students understand the differences in communities by reading "City Mouse, Country Mouse" by Isabelle Chantellard. In this types of communities lesson, students find that although communities are different, one is not better than the...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Separate but Equal? An Experiment Mixes Urban and Suburban Students
Life is very different for students in urban and rural communities. Find out how these differences impact their everyday lives and experiences in the classroom.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Encyclopedic Entry: Urban
Learn the definition of an urban community and how it differs from a rural area.