Don't Be Impervious to the Impermeable
What is the relationship between community development and the environment? How has development negatively impacted my community and what can be done about it?
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This unit is about the impact of growth (commercial and residential) on the environment and the trade-offs we make for progress at the loss of nature. The purpose of this lesson is to make learners aware of the environmental impact of impervious surfaces and empower them to become environmental stewards.
The purpose of this lesson is to engage the learners in the topic of stewardship as it relates to the environmental use of land masses.
The purpose of this lesson is for learners to explore the relationship between population density, land development, transportation, environment, hydrologic cycle, temperature, water and soil degradation, deforestation and impervious surfaces.
The purpose of this lesson is for learners to apply their knowledge of the environmental impact of impervious surfaces in their community and propose alternative solutions.