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Section I: What are brownfields and why do they matter? Introductory Lesson: Community Inventory (social studies or science): This introductory lesson introduces students to brownfields, brownfield redevelopment, and the Our Town program through a series of community-based research and mapping activities. Lesson 1: Welcome to Our Town (social studies or science): Students create a working definition of brownfields and identify potential brownfield sites in their communities based on a review of ‘warning signs’ and criteria. Lesson 2: Brownfield Site History (social studies or science): Working in teams, students research and compile a site history of a particular brownfield site using interviews, maps, public documents, database research, and other methods. Lesson 3: How did we get here? (social studies with science linkages): Students investigate historic factors that shaped the community’s current economic condition and/or contributed to the presence of brownfields. Section II) Analyzing the Environmental and Social Aspects of Brownfields Lesson 4: Soil: More than the dirt beneath my feet (science): Students explore different soil types, and examine how they affect the ability of liquid brownfield contaminants to travel through the ground. Lesson 5: Hydrology (science): This lesson explores how brownfield contaminants can affect water quality and health. Lesson 6: Impacts of Contaminants on Human Health (science and social studies): This lesson investigates health impacts of brownfield contaminants through an epidemiology experiment and the research of medical databases. Lesson 7: Brownfields and Democracy (science and social studies): This lesson focuses on the environmental justice aspects of brownfields and their impacts. Culminating research project for Section II: Students use GIS mapping to create an environmental site assessment. Section III) Decision-making and Action: Strategies for Brownfield Redevelopment Lesson 8: Stakeholders and the Redevelopment Process (science and social studies): Through a role-playing activity, students experience various perspectives on a fictional brownfields remediation decision and the potential conflicts that can arise. Final Project: Economic Redevelopment Plan (social studies): Students apply their learning to creating a redevelopment plan for a brownfield site. Get involved We are seeking teams of teachers (science-social studies) interested in joining a national network of schools using "Our Town." Contact us for more information on becoming an "Our Town" site. |
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