What Makes Walkable Cities?
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Grades8, 9, 10, 11, 12Geography
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What it is
- This Grist video explores ideas on how to make cities more walkable and the benefits this can bring in terms of traffic, emissions, and social or emotional health.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This entertaining and informative video contains interesting facts and statistics related to the advantages of having walkable cities.
- In this video, the speaker discusses interesting ideas including the disadvantages of cars in cities, the advantages of a pedestrian-friendly city, and ways to make it happen.
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with car emissions and the alternative modes of transportation.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can check that students have understood the ideas discussed in the video by asking them to summarize them in a graphic organizer.
- After watching, students can to do a project where they design a model for a sustainable, walkable city.
- Students can plan, organize, and implement a campaign to promote walking more and driving less.
- Students could organize a Walk and Roll Day at their school.
From the scientist review
This 4-minute video looks at strategies for making cities more walkable to address issues related to traffic and climate change, among others. This is a short, clear resource and is recommended for teaching.
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