Students will communicate their planning decisions for locating a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in the greater metropolitan Lehigh Valley area to have minimal impact on the environment in a simulated planning commission meeting.
1. Begin the class session by reminding students that they are members of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and will be giving their presentation to the Wal-Mart Corporation to recommend a site location to develop a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in the Lehigh Valley area. Prompt students to make sure that their advice and recommendations are clear.
2. Provide each student team with 5 minutes each to present their proposals to the class.
Helpful implementation idea:
Remind students of good presentation skills, especially if the students have
not had much experience giving oral presentations in the classroom. Tell students
to have good body posture, be articulate and clear when they speak, and make
eye contact with their audience. Tell students they should not read verbatim
from their presentation slides.
Helpful implementation idea:
To keep students focused on each group’s presentation, have students write
down a question to ask the presenting group. At the conclusion of each presentation,
randomly select two students to ask their questions to the presenting group.
You may wish to consider using the students’ questions as a participation
assessment to ensure individual accountability for paying attention during the
group presentations.
Note:
Classes with large numbers of students may require additional time to complete
their proposal presentations.
Assessment information:
Proposal Presentation Rubric [proposal_present_rubric.pdf]
Instructional Sequence | Environmental Issues: Land Use Change
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