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"Our relation to the natural world takes place
in a place, and it must be grounded in information and
experience."
-----Gary
Snyder
Customize Your Curriculum: A Sample Activity
An example using ‘The Block’ & ‘Identifying
Landmarks’
from Walk Around the Block, 1997
(Walk Around the Block
is part of a curriculum series written by the Center for
Understanding Our Built Environment (CUBE), please see Website and
Curriculum Listings for further information.)
Background Information:
This sample activity is missing two concepts of sustainability: impact
on the environment and building community. (In the Evaluation
Criteria Chart these are points 5) Interdependence and 9) Building
Community.)
Directions:
We have ‘customized’ the following two activities so they now
include further environmental, economic and social sustainability
concepts.
Consult the Evaluation Criteria Chart for various components
of sustainability concepts. The Chart will help you quickly and easily
assess which concepts you can most effortlessly interject into your
lesson plan.
The ‘Customization’:
Other Important Questions to Include: (The
Block)
* Who occupies this neighborhood?
(humans, plants, animals)
* In order to thrive, what do each of
them need?
* Does the neighborhood provide this?
* Are any of these elements in conflict?
If so, why?
*
What are the environmental impacts
from the how the humans live on this block?
* Within your map & legends create
symbols that represent habitats for plants & animals.
Other Important Considerations: (Identifying
Landmarks)
* A landmark can also be a nest, tree,
stream, mountain, hill, path, rabbit hole, flower bed, field, lawn,
forest.
* Which of these landmarks build a sense
of community?
* Which of these landmarks reflect the
community’s goals, dreams, vision or viewpoints?
* Which of these landmarks reflect a
sense of history or change?
* Landmarks can represent different
things to different people, make sure your landmarks reflect what is
especially important for YOU!
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