Phoenix Urban Heat Island: Lesson 2 - Master Planned Community Design
Lesson 2 of 4
Students will investigate and research key factors that impact urban heat islands. Equipped with evidence, students will draft a scaled drawing of a master-planned community applying innovative design to combat the urban heat island effect.
Lesson Grade Level
7th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LO11mXCa4wzsmwrJMKXBVtqYaEWXASJY/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Geometry (G)Related Content
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