Land Use Lesson 7 : Solving Land Use Conflicts

Created Feb. 5, 2024 by Michigan Geographic Alliance

Students will be able to:

1. Describe how a community board follows a process to deal with land use change and conflict.

2. Write a persuasive essay taking a position on a zoning issue.

Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations

• Generate questions about the world based on observation. S.IP.04.11; S.IP.04.12

• Construct charts and graphs and prepare summaries of observations. S.1P.04.16

• Write and follow procedures in the form of step-by-step instructions, formulas, flow diagrams, and sketches. S.IA.04.14

• Develop an awareness of the need for evidence in making decisions scientifically. S.RS.04.14; S.RS.04.15; SS 4–P3.1.2; SS 4–P4.2.1

• Describe major features of the earth’s surface. SS 4–G1.0.5; SS 4–G2.0.2

• Describe the location, use, and importance of different kinds of resources and explain how they are created and the consequences of their use. SS 4–H3.0.3; SS 4–E2.0.1

• Organize social science information to make maps, graphs, and tables. SS 4–G1.0.3

• Develop an awareness of the need for evidence in making decisions scientifically. S.RS.04.15; S.RS.04.19; SS 4–P3.1.2

• Describe some general limitations of scientific knowledge. S.RS.04.15; S.IA.04.12

• Describe positive and negative effects of humans on the environment. S.RS.04.18; SS 4–G5.0.1

• Describe ways in which humans alter the environment. SRS.04.18; SS 4–G5.0.1

• Describe major features of the earth’s surface. SS 4–G1.0.5; SS 4–G2.0.2

• Describe the location, use, and importance of different kinds of resources and explain how they are created and the consequences of their use. SS 4–H3.0.3; SS 4–E2.0.1

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