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Teach Engineering: How Should Our Gardens Grow?

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In this lesson, students will learn about types of land use by humans and evaluate the ways land is used in their local community. They will also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students will assume the role of community planning engineers and will create a future plan for their community. (Note: Teachers will need to check out the following book from the local or school library: Durell, Ann, Craighead George, Jean, and Paterson, Katherine. The Big Book For Our Planet, New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1993).

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Concepts
community planning, desertification, ecology, engineering, land use, stem
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Additional Tags
biology lesson plan, environmental effects, land cover, law of the minimum, law of tolerance, slash and burn technique, earth science lesson plans, geology lesson plans, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, management issues
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)