Future City Lab: Accessible City III

This lesson is the third of a four-part series on accessibility. In the first lesson, students are introduced to the challenges of accessibility through a neighborhood walk. In the second lesson, students will think about the accessibility of the New York transit system. In this lesson, students are able to use basic math to design an accessible ramp. The fourth lesson concludes the series by applying the previous three lessons to an investigation of a local park.

Future City Lab: Accessible City II

This lesson is the second of a four-part series on accessibility. In the first lesson, students are introduced to the challenges of accessibility through a neighborhood walk. In this lesson, students will think about the accessibility of the New York transit system. In the third lesson, students are able to use basic math to design an accessible ramp. The fourth lesson concludes the series by applying the previous three lessons to an investigation of a local park.

Future City Lab: Accessible City I

This lesson is the first of a four-part series on accessibility. In this lesson, students are introduced to the challenges of accessibility through a neighborhood walk. In the next lesson, students will think about the accessibility of the New York transit system. In the third lesson, students are able to use basic math to design an accessible ramp. The fourth lesson concludes the series by applying the previous three lessons to an investigation of a local park.

Future City Lab: Interconnected II

This lesson is the second in a three-part series. In the first lesson, students are introduced to the general ideas of biodiversity, interconnectedness, and keystone species and the historical problem of oyster depletion in New York Harbor. The second lesson deepens understanding of oysters’ habitats and offers some potential solutions being pursued right now. The third lesson is a class activity designed to summarize and encapsulate the teaching points of the previous two, but can stand alone if desired.

Future City Lab: Interconnected I

This lesson is the first in a three-part series. Here, students are introduced to the general ideas of biodiversity, interconnectedness, and keystone species and the historical problem of oyster depletion in New York Harbor. The second lesson deepens understanding of oysters’ habitats and offers some potential solutions being pursued right now. The third lesson is a class activity designed to summarize and encapsulate the teaching points of the previous two, but can stand alone if desired.