Lesson summary
By examining the features of a 20-minute neighbourhood, students will understand the factors that influence liveability, the location and distribution of services and facilities, and strategies used to enhance the liveability of an urban place.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand subjective and objective factors that influence and enhance liveability by examining features of sustainable urban neighbourhoods.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- explain the difference between subjective and objective factors in creating sustainable urban neighbourhoods
- describe the benefits and challenges of the ‘20-minute neighbourhood’ concept
- create a map of their ideal 20-minute neighbourhood.
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Outcomes Covered
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Lesson details
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- creative thinking
- critical thinking
- collaboration
- communication
- curiosity
- problem-solving
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Year 7 Geography
- Factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live, including perceptions of the liveability of places and the influence of environmental quality (AC9HG7K05)
- The location and distribution of services and facilities, and implications for liveability of places (AC9HG7K06)
- Strategies used to enhance the liveability of a place, including for young people, the aged or those with disability, drawing on studies such as those from Australia or Europe (AC9HG7K08)
Relevant parts of Year 7 achievement standards: Students can describe how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the importance of environments to people. Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and relevant findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.
NSW Syllabus outcomes:
- GE4-2 describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments
- GE4-3 explains how interactions and connections between people, places and environments result in change
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability
Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - The teacher will need to facilitate activities and discussions to help students understand and apply knowledge.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
- Target 11.3: By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.
Resources Required
- Case Study: Superblocks in Barcelona – Implementing the 20-Minute Neighbourhood Concept
- My ideal 20-minute neighbourhood activity sheet
- Student worksheet
- Subjective and objective factors of liveability factsheet
- Whiteboard and whiteboard markers
Additional Info
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