Land Use Lesson 1 : Observing Land Use (view)
Units included with this Open Author resource:
- Overview
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- Learning goals:
- Interpret an air photo, Compare and contrast land use using air photos
- Keywords:
- MEECS, Environment, Environmental
- Objectives
- Background Information
- Procedure
- Assessment Options
- Adaptations/Extensions/Enhancements
- References
- Additional Resources
- Children's Trade Books for the Unit
Summary
Students are introduced to air photos. They first view a neighborhood from a bird’s-eye view, a photo taken from a kite. They next compare two air photos of Shelby Township, MI. The air photos show the land use change during the period from 1980 to 2010. The students compare, contrast, and use evidence from the air photos to explore the changes.