Closed-System Game: An Urban Planning Simulation
A simulation that involves students in the complexities and consequences of planning--both socioeconomic
planning and environmental planning.Downloadable lesson plans (grade 9-12) from the Forum for Global Education.
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Community Resources:Urban Environmental Education Popular!
"Community Resources works with recreation departments, natural resource management agencies, schools, outreach centers and community groups to develop programs that teach young people ecology, community stewardship, urban resource management and basic job readiness skills in the context of their urban environment." Urban activities for grades preK-6.
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Ocean Resources Game
Role-playing activity explores the potentials
for cooperation and conflict in relation to control of the seas. Playing roles of decision makers, students learn about issues and positions
involved in exploiting the wealth of the sea, including minerals, oil, and fish. Downloadable lesson plans (grade 9-12) from the Forum for Global Education.
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Terra - Utopian Animal Kingdom
Offers tours of a virtual wildlife reserve. A mingling of ideas about
diverse cultures and wildlife,
the tours are led by "members of civilizations that are endangered or
extinct . . . tragically . . . just
as much of the wildlife you will observe here at Terra."
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Urban Forestry Exercises Popular!
Activities for K-12, written to educate students about trees, collect data on trees in their urban environment, and to participate in urban forestry development. On US Forest Service site.
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