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Introduction: Have you ever wondered if there were any big plan behind the
growth and development of a city? Well, perhaps sometimes there isn't much. But
what if you could redesign your city? What would you consider important? What
should be added to make it better? What should be taken away? How would you go
about this monumental task?
Should you look at this from more than one person's point
of view? Say from the viewpoint of a CEO of a big corporation and from the
viewpoint of the local minister? What about homeless people or poor people?
How important is it to
get the agreement of the people in the city? How would you go about doing this?
Do you care enough to make a difference? If you don't, who will?
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Task:
Step back and take an objective viewpoint of your neighborhood. Experience
what it might be like to be a city planner. Note the positive and negative
aspects of your community or city and decide what facts are important to
consider when planning (or re-planning) a community.
The quest you are beginning will be a fact-finding mission, leading into a
planning and (partial) implementation stage. At the end of this quest:
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you will have conducted surveys to find out what people in your neighborhood
would like to change and what they would like to have remain the same,
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through research, role-playing, and panel
discussion, you will have made decisions on what changes you will make based on
agreed-upon criteria,
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created promotional posters to attain the
agreement of people in your neighborhood and pertinent persons of authority
(people with money for grants, community leaders, politicians, etc.)
Other exciting events enhancing this lesson are the following:
- A field trip to a local university,
- Follow-up activities by the Arts
Council,
- Participation in The Way to Happiness
poster contest
The High School Introduction to Art classes will be the
major participants in the WebQuest. Students in the classes and in the Arts
Council will encourage participation by other students and classes.
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Process:
Are you ready for adventure? If you think you are, then let's get started.
The following steps will give you the background material that you need in order
to go forward.
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It is important to know what a city planner is and what he/she
does. In order to better understand that, do the scavenger hunt. When you have
found all of the answers to the questions, explore the web sites listed a little
more on your own. The most motivated students will get to go out into the
community and photograph areas that they feel need changing. Click on the
treasure chest to go to the scavenger hunt.
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Go up to the map on the bulletin board and use one of the
stickers to indicate the general location of where you live.
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Get the City Planning Worksheet from your teacher, fill it out
and turn it in.
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Participate in a class brainstorming session. Your teacher will
lead it. One of you will be chosen to write the ideas on the board. Once this is
over, you will divide into groups and take on different roles.
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Click on the image below to go to research your roles. Each roll
has different activities to take on in the community. Your teacher will provide
you with the materials you need to do your parts.
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