{"id":1097,"date":"2024-07-30T17:23:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/?page_id=1097"},"modified":"2024-07-30T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:24:41","slug":"lesson-plan-cities-and-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/lesson-plan-cities-and-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plan 4: Cities and the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<strong>Introduction<\/strong><br \/>\nIn this activity, you will examine primary sources on cities and the environment and how they impact each other.\n\t<strong>Essential Question<br \/>\n<\/strong>How can the environment impact a city?<br \/>\nHow can cities impact the environment?\n\t<p><strong>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/CAHC-MURF-Lesson-Plan-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesson Plan 4: Cities and the Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho630.jpg\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho630.jpg\" alt=\"ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho630\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"666\" width=\"999\" title=\"ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho630\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>A<\/p>\n\t<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<strong>Learning Objectives<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a flood, and how can the risk of a flood be reduced?\n<ul>\n<li>Guiding question: How can the environment impact a city?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What is an urban heat island, and what contributes to this phenomenon?\n<ul>\n<li>Guiding question: How can cities impact the environment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4standards\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Arkansas Social Studies Standards<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"> <strong>World Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>G.3.WG.7 Analyze changes in the environment and cultural characteristics of a place or region that influence spatial patterns of trade and land use over time<\/li>\n<li>G.4.WG.1 Analyze human changes&#8217; effects on the physical environment (e.g., industrialization, agricultural, rural land use, urban land use, mining, forestry).<\/li>\n<li>G.4.WG.2 Analyze ways people have used technology to adapt to and modify the physical environment.<\/li>\n<li>G.4.WG.3 Research the consequences of human-made and natural catastrophes on global trade, politics, and human migration using various primary and secondary sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Arkansas History<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>H.5.ARH.5 Examine responses to natural disasters in Arkansas, including the Flu Pandemic of 1918, the Flood of 1927, and the Drought of 1930-31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Standards for US History &#8211; Since 1929<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>H.5.USH.20 Examine domestic policies and outcomes of the federal government between 1945 and 1970 (i.e., River and Harbor Act of 1945)<\/li>\n<li>H.5.USH.28 Analyze the effectiveness of citizens, institutions, and the government in addressing environmental and social issues at the local, state, and national levels since 1968:\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental issues: (e.g., creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Earth Day movement, National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, push towards alternative forms of energy)<\/li>\n<li>Social issues: (e.g., increased government involvement in housing and healthcare, expansion of civil rights, Reagan Revolution, welfare and unemployment reform, AIDS crisis, coronavirus pandemic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<p>A<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Key Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/flood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/urban-heat-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban heat island<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>A<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4materials\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Flood<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/flood-of-1927-2202\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on Flood of 1927<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/mcclellan-kerr-arkansas-river-navigation-system-2309\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/lzk\/flood2019.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWS Little Rock, AR &#8211; Historic Flooding in 2019 (Arkansas River\/Tropical Storm Barry)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos: The Flood of 1927 in Little Rock&#8217;s 9th street\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4materials2\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Urban heat island<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2017-05\/documents\/reducing_urban_heat_islands_ch_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reducing Urban Heat Island: Compendium of Strategies (additional resource, as needed<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Map: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/bQadmkoeQBionZCdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps street view of 308 Main Street, Little Rock, Arkansas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos: Parking decks from the Parking Garages\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/ualr-ms-0294_08_01_81_16_pho009_dm-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/ualr-ms-0294_08_01_81_13_pho014_dm-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Map: <a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/Broadway-8th-and-Scott-Little-Rock-1980s.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1980s Downtown Little Rock roofs representation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4priorlearning\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Prior Learning<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/resource-library-human-impacts-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographic&#8217;s Human Impacts on the Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4procedures\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Procedures<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ol>\n<li><i>Flood <\/i>starter\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students answer, &#8220;How can the environment impact a city?&#8221; Answers can be shared in class to gauge background knowledge.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">The teacher may ask the students if they know what a flood is.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students read the National Geographic article on Flood\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/flood\/\">https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/flood\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">The teacher may ask the students if they have heard of the 1927 flood in Arkansas.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students read the Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on the Flood of 1927\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/flood-of-1927-2202\/\">https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/flood-of-1927-2202\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students view two photos of the Flood of 1927 in Little Rock&#8217;s 9th street:\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"3\">ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho629<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"3\">ualr-ph-0100_na_na_pho630<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students answer (on their own paper or electronic devices):\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"3\">Describe a human and a natural cause of the 1927 flood.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"3\">Provide two examples of problems with the flood relief efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">The teacher may discuss the students&#8217; responses and reinforce the human role in the severity of the Flood of 1927.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><i>Flood<\/i> activity\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students read the Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS)\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/mcclellan-kerr-arkansas-river-navigation-system-2309\/\">https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/mcclellan-kerr-arkansas-river-navigation-system-2309\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">The teacher discusses the benefits of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System for commerce and flood control efforts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">Students read NWS Little Rock, AR &#8211; Historic Flooding in 2019 (Arkansas River\/Tropical Storm Barry)\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/lzk\/flood2019.htm\">https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/lzk\/flood2019.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">This is a writing assignment to compare\/contrast the effects of the 1927 flood and the 2019 Arkansas River floods. Write a 3-4 paragraph response that includes at least two similarities and two differences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4rubrics\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Rubrics<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h4>Flood Activity Rubric<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><b>Compare\/contrast the effects of the Flood of 1927 and 2019 Arkansas River floods writing assignment. Write a 3-4 paragraph response and include at least two similarities and two differences.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Criteria<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ratings<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Pts<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Includes at least two similarities between the Flood of 1927 and the 2019 Arkansas River floods<\/b><\/td>\n\n<td>10 \/ 10 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Includes at least two differences between the Flood of 1927 and the 2019 Arkansas River floods<\/b><\/td>\n\n<td>10 \/ 10 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">Total Points: 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Urban Heat Island Activity Rubric<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><b>How have humans impacted the environment\/been impacted by the environment? Use the sources from today&#8217;s lesson to write a 3-4 paragraph response.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Criteria<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ratings<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Pts<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Includes at least one detailed example of how humans have impacted the environment<\/b><\/td>\n\n<td>10 \/ 10 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Includes at least one detailed example of how the environment has impacted humans. Examples might include flood damage<\/b><\/td>\n\n<td>10 \/ 10 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">Total Points: 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4addactivities\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Additional Activities<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Higher level: written response on either a comparison of the Flood of 1927 and 2019 Arkansas River floods or a written response on human impact on the environment and environmental impact on humans.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Exit ticket: How have cities attempted to minimize the urban heat island effect?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Homework: Research the three dams built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Vermont in the 1930s in response to flooding in 1927.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"lessonplan4assessment\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Reflection<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><em>(&#8220;How has your thinking changed or has it stayed consistent, why?&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Journal entry [learner reflection]: write a short reflection on a weather event that affected you or your family. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t<p><strong>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/files\/2024\/07\/CAHC-MURF-Lesson-Plan-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesson Plan 4: Cities and the Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\"><div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<p>Introduction In this activity, you will examine primary sources on cities and the environment and how they impact each other. Essential Question How can the environment impact a city? How can cities impact the environment? Download Lesson Plan 4: Cities&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/lesson-plan-cities-and-environment\/\" class=\"more-link\"><br \/>\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lesson Plan 4: Cities and the Environment&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/lesson-plan-cities-and-environment\/\" class=\"more-link\">\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Lesson Plan 4: Cities and the Environment&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1097","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1097"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1118,"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1097\/revisions\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/murfprojectblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}