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Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
The course provides fully developed, classroom-ready lessons that introduce students to college-level concepts and experiences in urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies—no curriculum writing required.
Let's go!
Course Introduction
Across three pathways, students investigate real-world environmental systems, analyze how human decisions shape communities, and engage in project-based challenges grounded in authentic contexts. Lessons emphasize inquiry, evidence-based reasoning, discussion, and application—mirroring how students encounter these topics in postsecondary programs. This course is designed to support teachers in delivering college-aligned learning experiences connected to urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies. All lessons, activities, and materials are fully developed and ready to teach, allowing educators to focus on instruction and facilitation rather than curriculum design.
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Course
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
The course provides fully developed, classroom-ready lessons that introduce students to college-level concepts and experiences in urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies—no curriculum writing required.
Let's go!
Course Introduction
Across three pathways, students investigate real-world environmental systems, analyze how human decisions shape communities, and engage in project-based challenges grounded in authentic contexts. Lessons emphasize inquiry, evidence-based reasoning, discussion, and application—mirroring how students encounter these topics in postsecondary programs. This course is designed to support teachers in delivering college-aligned learning experiences connected to urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies. All lessons, activities, and materials are fully developed and ready to teach, allowing educators to focus on instruction and facilitation rather than curriculum design.
Start Course
Course Navigation Guide:
01
- Module 1: Urban Ecosystems & Environmental Systems
- Module 2: Forestry, Land Use & Environmental Justice
- Module 3: Natural Resources, Sustainability & Future-Focused Innovation
- Additional Resources: Access to documents, links, and discussion forums.
- Assessments: Googlge Survery and activities to evaluatelearning.
Specific Objectives:
- Analyze urban environments as interconnected systems, explaining how trees, natural resources, and human decisions interact to shape ecosystem health and community well-being.Understanding Requirements:
- Evaluate the impact of forestry, land-use, and sustainability decisions, using evidence to examine environmental benefits, burdens, and issues of environmental justice.
- Design and communicate future-focused sustainability solutions, applying systems thinking, data, and trade-off analysis to address real-world natural resource challenges.
+INFO
Specific Objectives:
Recognize Urban environments
Describing how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity function together within urban systems.
Analyze Legal Requirements
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions impact communities.
Evaluate Consequences
Design and communicate a future-focused sustainability solutions.
02
Modules and Summary
Module 3
Module 2
Module 1
Apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges..
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice.
Explore cities as interconnected ecosystems, examining how trees, air, water, soil, and human activity interact to support environmental health.
go to the module
go to the module
go to the module
Module 1: Urban Ecosystems & Environmental Systems
Description
Students investigate cities as living systems by exploring how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity interact in urban environments. Through observation, data collection, and systems mapping, students build foundational understanding of urban ecosystems and environmental processes. This theme establishes core concepts used throughout the course.
Module 1
Module Lessons
Lesson 1: Cities as Living Systems
In this lesson, students explore the idea that cities function as living ecosystems by examining how trees, people, and the built environment interact.
Lesson 2: Trees, Soil, Water & Air
In this lesson, students examine how trees interact with soil, water, and air to support healthy urban ecosystems..
Lesson 3: Investigate: Local Urban
Ecosystem Study
In this lesson, students conduct a structured investigation of a local urban
environment to analyze how trees and green spaces interact with soil, water, air, and human activity.
Module 1
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
- Urban Ecosystem Observation Data Sheet
- Urban Ecosystem Health Analysis
Module 1: Getting Started
Video Launch: Exploring Urban Ecosystems
Discussion Prompts: 1. What is one new way you learned that cities function like ecosystems? 2. Name one role trees play in urban environments that surprised you. 3. How do trees interact with people or other parts of the city system?
End of Module 1: Reflection
🌳 Module 1 Feedback Survey
Reflection
Your feedback helps improve the quality, clarity, and effectiveness of this curriculum. Please reflect on your experience facilitating Module1 and share your insights.
Module 2: Forestry, Land Use & Environmental Justice
Description
This module analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice
Module 2
Lesson 1: Who Gets Green? Access to Trees & Green Space
Module Lessons
In this lesson, students explore how access to trees and green spaces differs across urban communities.
Lesson 2: Land Use, History & Environmental Justice
In this lesson, students examine how land-use decisions and historical planning practices influence access to trees and environmental benefits in urban communities.
Lesson 3: Community Impact Case Study
In this culminating lesson, students analyze a community-based case study to examine how forestry, land-use decisions, and environmental conditions impact people’s lives
Module 2
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
- Neighborhood comparison chart
- Environmental Benefits & Burdens graphic organizer
Module 2: Getting Started
This video highlights a youth-focused urban forestry program that engages teens in community tree work and equitable access to green space. It helps students see examples of people doing real community forestry work and links directly to discussions of equity and land use
Launch Activity
Reflection prompts: What does this video tell you about how trees are distributed in cities? Why might some neighborhoods have more green space than others?
Module 2: Reflection
After completing Theme 2 lessons and activities, respond to the questions below using evidence from class discussions, case studies, or videos. Which concept or idea from Theme 2 had the greatest impact on your students’ understanding of forestry, land use, and environmental justice—and why?
Module 3:Natural Resources, Sustainability & Future-Focused Innovation
Description
This module focuses on apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges.
Module 3
Lesson 1: What Does It Mean to Manage Natural Resources?rview of Laws
Module Lessons
Different types of laws (legal, administrative, sectoral) and their relevance in the current context will be explored.
Lesson 2: Tools, Technology & Innovation in Sustainability
In this lesson, students explore how scientists, engineers, and environmental professionals use tools and technology to manage natural resources and support sustainability.
Lesson 3: Designing Sustainable Solutions for the Future
In this culminating lesson, students design a future-focused solution that addresses a natural resource challenge
Module 3
Student Final Products
Sustainability Claim
Sustainability proposal
Sustainability Tools & Data Analysis Brief
This module concludes with a collection of student products that demonstrate learning across all themes and support reflection, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Module 3: Video Launch
Description
This video projects possible future environmental conditions if climate change continues unchecked, including heat waves, droughts, flooding, food scarcity, and impacts on human health and infrastructure. It helps students think about long-term environmental outcomes and the need for sustainable decision-making today, which aligns with Theme 3’s focus on natural resource management and future-focused innovation
What is one major change this video suggests could happen by 2050 if we continue current trends? How do these projected changes connect to sustainability and natural resource management decisions? What kinds of innovations or decisions might help prevent some of these outcomes?
Module 3: Reflection
At the conclusion of Module 3, reflect on how effectively the lessons supported student understanding of natural resource management, sustainability, and future-focused decision-making. Consider how students engaged with trade-offs, data, and solution design when proposing sustainability strategies.
Reflection:
What insights did you gain about student understanding of natural resource management and sustainability through Module 3?
Question
Activity 1
End-of-Course Focus Question
Rank the following based on which most supported students’ confidence in exploring future study or careers in urban forestry, environmental science, or natural resources (1 = most impactful).
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems: Project-Based Teaching Lab You have completed all three themes of this course, guiding students through college-aligned learning experiences in urban ecosystems, environmental justice, and sustainability. Throughout the course, students analyzed real-world environmental systems, evaluated the impact of human decisions, and applied evidence-based thinking to future-focused challenges. Thank you for your commitment to delivering rigorous, meaningful instruction that connects environmental science, community impact, and postsecondary readiness.
Congratulations!
Certificate
Certificate of Completionfor
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
Project-Based Teaching Lab
Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
Dr. Chris Chappell
Course completed!
Course Navigation Guide:
01
- Module 1: Urban Ecosystems & Environmental Systems
- Module 2: Forestry, Land Use & Environmental Justice
- Module 3: Natural Resources, Sustainability & Future-Focused Innovation
- Additional Resources: Access to documents, links, and discussion forums.
- Assessments: Googlge Survery and activities to evaluatelearning.
Specific Objectives:
- Analyze urban environments as interconnected systems, explaining how trees, natural resources, and human decisions interact to shape ecosystem health and community well-being.Understanding Requirements:
- Evaluate the impact of forestry, land-use, and sustainability decisions, using evidence to examine environmental benefits, burdens, and issues of environmental justice.
- Design and communicate future-focused sustainability solutions, applying systems thinking, data, and trade-off analysis to address real-world natural resource challenges.
+INFO
Specific Objectives:
Recognize Urban environments
Describing how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity function together within urban systems.
Analyze Legal Requirements
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions impact communities.
Evaluate Consequences
Design and communicate a future-focused sustainability solutions.
02
Modules and Summary
Module 3
Module 2
Module 1
Apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges..
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice.
Explore cities as interconnected ecosystems, examining how trees, air, water, soil, and human activity interact to support environmental health.
go to the module
go to the module
go to the module
Module 1: Urban Ecosystems & Environmental Systems
Description
Students investigate cities as living systems by exploring how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity interact in urban environments. Through observation, data collection, and systems mapping, students build foundational understanding of urban ecosystems and environmental processes. This theme establishes core concepts used throughout the course.
Module 1
Module Lessons
Lesson 1: Cities as Living Systems
In this lesson, students explore the idea that cities function as living ecosystems by examining how trees, people, and the built environment interact.
Lesson 2: Trees, Soil, Water & Air
In this lesson, students examine how trees interact with soil, water, and air to support healthy urban ecosystems..
Lesson 3: Investigate: Local Urban
Ecosystem Study
In this lesson, students conduct a structured investigation of a local urban
environment to analyze how trees and green spaces interact with soil, water, air, and human activity.
Module 1
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
- Urban Ecosystem Observation Data Sheet
- Urban Ecosystem Health Analysis
Module 1: Getting Started
Video Launch: Exploring Urban Ecosystems
Discussion Prompts: 1. What is one new way you learned that cities function like ecosystems? 2. Name one role trees play in urban environments that surprised you. 3. How do trees interact with people or other parts of the city system?
End of Module 1: Reflection
🌳 Module 1 Feedback Survey
Reflection
Your feedback helps improve the quality, clarity, and effectiveness of this curriculum. Please reflect on your experience facilitating Module1 and share your insights.
Module 2: Forestry, Land Use & Environmental Justice
Description
This module analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice
Module 2
Lesson 1: Who Gets Green? Access to Trees & Green Space
Module Lessons
In this lesson, students explore how access to trees and green spaces differs across urban communities.
Lesson 2: Land Use, History & Environmental Justice
In this lesson, students examine how land-use decisions and historical planning practices influence access to trees and environmental benefits in urban communities.
Lesson 3: Community Impact Case Study
In this culminating lesson, students analyze a community-based case study to examine how forestry, land-use decisions, and environmental conditions impact people’s lives
Module 2
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
- Neighborhood comparison chart
- Environmental Benefits & Burdens graphic organizer
Module 2: Getting Started
This video highlights a youth-focused urban forestry program that engages teens in community tree work and equitable access to green space. It helps students see examples of people doing real community forestry work and links directly to discussions of equity and land use
Launch Activity
Reflection prompts: What does this video tell you about how trees are distributed in cities? Why might some neighborhoods have more green space than others?
Module 2: Reflection
After completing Theme 2 lessons and activities, respond to the questions below using evidence from class discussions, case studies, or videos. Which concept or idea from Theme 2 had the greatest impact on your students’ understanding of forestry, land use, and environmental justice—and why?
Module 3:Natural Resources, Sustainability & Future-Focused Innovation
Description
This module focuses on apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges.
Module 3
Lesson 1: What Does It Mean to Manage Natural Resources?rview of Laws
Module Lessons
Different types of laws (legal, administrative, sectoral) and their relevance in the current context will be explored.
Lesson 2: Tools, Technology & Innovation in Sustainability
In this lesson, students explore how scientists, engineers, and environmental professionals use tools and technology to manage natural resources and support sustainability.
Lesson 3: Designing Sustainable Solutions for the Future
In this culminating lesson, students design a future-focused solution that addresses a natural resource challenge
Module 3
Student Final Products
Sustainability Claim
Sustainability proposal
Sustainability Tools & Data Analysis Brief
This module concludes with a collection of student products that demonstrate learning across all themes and support reflection, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Module 3: Video Launch
Description
This video projects possible future environmental conditions if climate change continues unchecked, including heat waves, droughts, flooding, food scarcity, and impacts on human health and infrastructure. It helps students think about long-term environmental outcomes and the need for sustainable decision-making today, which aligns with Theme 3’s focus on natural resource management and future-focused innovation
What is one major change this video suggests could happen by 2050 if we continue current trends? How do these projected changes connect to sustainability and natural resource management decisions? What kinds of innovations or decisions might help prevent some of these outcomes?
Module 3: Reflection
At the conclusion of Module 3, reflect on how effectively the lessons supported student understanding of natural resource management, sustainability, and future-focused decision-making. Consider how students engaged with trade-offs, data, and solution design when proposing sustainability strategies.
Reflection:
What insights did you gain about student understanding of natural resource management and sustainability through Module 3?
Question
Activity 1
End-of-Course Focus Question
Rank the following based on which most supported students’ confidence in exploring future study or careers in urban forestry, environmental science, or natural resources (1 = most impactful).
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems: Project-Based Teaching Lab You have completed all three themes of this course, guiding students through college-aligned learning experiences in urban ecosystems, environmental justice, and sustainability. Throughout the course, students analyzed real-world environmental systems, evaluated the impact of human decisions, and applied evidence-based thinking to future-focused challenges. Thank you for your commitment to delivering rigorous, meaningful instruction that connects environmental science, community impact, and postsecondary readiness.
Congratulations!
Certificate
Certificate of Completionfor
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
Project-Based Teaching Lab
Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
Dr. Chris Chappell
Course completed!
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Course
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
The course provides fully developed, classroom-ready lessons that introduce students to college-level concepts and experiences in urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies—no curriculum writing required.
Let's go!
Course Introduction
Across three pathways, students investigate real-world environmental systems, analyze how human decisions shape communities, and engage in project-based challenges grounded in authentic contexts. Lessons emphasize inquiry, evidence-based reasoning, discussion, and application—mirroring how students encounter these topics in postsecondary programs. This course is designed to support teachers in delivering college-aligned learning experiences connected to urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies. All lessons, activities, and materials are fully developed and ready to teach, allowing educators to focus on instruction and facilitation rather than curriculum design.
Start Course
Course
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
The course provides fully developed, classroom-ready lessons that introduce students to college-level concepts and experiences in urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies—no curriculum writing required.
Let's go!
Course Introduction
Across three pathways, students investigate real-world environmental systems, analyze how human decisions shape communities, and engage in project-based challenges grounded in authentic contexts. Lessons emphasize inquiry, evidence-based reasoning, discussion, and application—mirroring how students encounter these topics in postsecondary programs. This course is designed to support teachers in delivering college-aligned learning experiences connected to urban forestry, environmental science, and natural resource studies. All lessons, activities, and materials are fully developed and ready to teach, allowing educators to focus on instruction and facilitation rather than curriculum design.
Start Course
Course Navigation Guide:
01
Specific Objectives:
+INFO
Specific Objectives:
Recognize Urban environments
Describing how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity function together within urban systems.
Analyze Legal Requirements
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions impact communities.
Evaluate Consequences
Design and communicate a future-focused sustainability solutions.
02
Modules and Summary
Module 3
Module 2
Module 1
Apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges..
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice.
Explore cities as interconnected ecosystems, examining how trees, air, water, soil, and human activity interact to support environmental health.
go to the module
go to the module
go to the module
Module 1: Urban Ecosystems & Environmental Systems
Description
Students investigate cities as living systems by exploring how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity interact in urban environments. Through observation, data collection, and systems mapping, students build foundational understanding of urban ecosystems and environmental processes. This theme establishes core concepts used throughout the course.
Module 1
Module Lessons
Lesson 1: Cities as Living Systems
In this lesson, students explore the idea that cities function as living ecosystems by examining how trees, people, and the built environment interact.
Lesson 2: Trees, Soil, Water & Air
In this lesson, students examine how trees interact with soil, water, and air to support healthy urban ecosystems..
Lesson 3: Investigate: Local Urban Ecosystem Study
In this lesson, students conduct a structured investigation of a local urban environment to analyze how trees and green spaces interact with soil, water, air, and human activity.
Module 1
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
Module 1: Getting Started
Video Launch: Exploring Urban Ecosystems
Discussion Prompts: 1. What is one new way you learned that cities function like ecosystems? 2. Name one role trees play in urban environments that surprised you. 3. How do trees interact with people or other parts of the city system?
End of Module 1: Reflection
🌳 Module 1 Feedback Survey
Reflection
Your feedback helps improve the quality, clarity, and effectiveness of this curriculum. Please reflect on your experience facilitating Module1 and share your insights.
Module 2: Forestry, Land Use & Environmental Justice
Description
This module analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice
Module 2
Lesson 1: Who Gets Green? Access to Trees & Green Space
Module Lessons
In this lesson, students explore how access to trees and green spaces differs across urban communities.
Lesson 2: Land Use, History & Environmental Justice
In this lesson, students examine how land-use decisions and historical planning practices influence access to trees and environmental benefits in urban communities.
Lesson 3: Community Impact Case Study
In this culminating lesson, students analyze a community-based case study to examine how forestry, land-use decisions, and environmental conditions impact people’s lives
Module 2
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
Module 2: Getting Started
This video highlights a youth-focused urban forestry program that engages teens in community tree work and equitable access to green space. It helps students see examples of people doing real community forestry work and links directly to discussions of equity and land use
Launch Activity
Reflection prompts: What does this video tell you about how trees are distributed in cities? Why might some neighborhoods have more green space than others?
Module 2: Reflection
After completing Theme 2 lessons and activities, respond to the questions below using evidence from class discussions, case studies, or videos. Which concept or idea from Theme 2 had the greatest impact on your students’ understanding of forestry, land use, and environmental justice—and why?
Module 3:Natural Resources, Sustainability & Future-Focused Innovation
Description
This module focuses on apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges.
Module 3
Lesson 1: What Does It Mean to Manage Natural Resources?rview of Laws
Module Lessons
Different types of laws (legal, administrative, sectoral) and their relevance in the current context will be explored.
Lesson 2: Tools, Technology & Innovation in Sustainability
In this lesson, students explore how scientists, engineers, and environmental professionals use tools and technology to manage natural resources and support sustainability.
Lesson 3: Designing Sustainable Solutions for the Future
In this culminating lesson, students design a future-focused solution that addresses a natural resource challenge
Module 3
Student Final Products
Sustainability Claim
Sustainability proposal
Sustainability Tools & Data Analysis Brief
This module concludes with a collection of student products that demonstrate learning across all themes and support reflection, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Module 3: Video Launch
Description
This video projects possible future environmental conditions if climate change continues unchecked, including heat waves, droughts, flooding, food scarcity, and impacts on human health and infrastructure. It helps students think about long-term environmental outcomes and the need for sustainable decision-making today, which aligns with Theme 3’s focus on natural resource management and future-focused innovation
What is one major change this video suggests could happen by 2050 if we continue current trends? How do these projected changes connect to sustainability and natural resource management decisions? What kinds of innovations or decisions might help prevent some of these outcomes?
Module 3: Reflection
At the conclusion of Module 3, reflect on how effectively the lessons supported student understanding of natural resource management, sustainability, and future-focused decision-making. Consider how students engaged with trade-offs, data, and solution design when proposing sustainability strategies.
Reflection:
What insights did you gain about student understanding of natural resource management and sustainability through Module 3?
Question
Activity 1
End-of-Course Focus Question
Rank the following based on which most supported students’ confidence in exploring future study or careers in urban forestry, environmental science, or natural resources (1 = most impactful).
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems: Project-Based Teaching Lab You have completed all three themes of this course, guiding students through college-aligned learning experiences in urban ecosystems, environmental justice, and sustainability. Throughout the course, students analyzed real-world environmental systems, evaluated the impact of human decisions, and applied evidence-based thinking to future-focused challenges. Thank you for your commitment to delivering rigorous, meaningful instruction that connects environmental science, community impact, and postsecondary readiness.
Congratulations!
Certificate
Certificate of Completionfor
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
Project-Based Teaching Lab
Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
Dr. Chris Chappell
Course completed!
Course Navigation Guide:
01
Specific Objectives:
+INFO
Specific Objectives:
Recognize Urban environments
Describing how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity function together within urban systems.
Analyze Legal Requirements
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions impact communities.
Evaluate Consequences
Design and communicate a future-focused sustainability solutions.
02
Modules and Summary
Module 3
Module 2
Module 1
Apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges..
Analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice.
Explore cities as interconnected ecosystems, examining how trees, air, water, soil, and human activity interact to support environmental health.
go to the module
go to the module
go to the module
Module 1: Urban Ecosystems & Environmental Systems
Description
Students investigate cities as living systems by exploring how trees, soil, water, air, and human activity interact in urban environments. Through observation, data collection, and systems mapping, students build foundational understanding of urban ecosystems and environmental processes. This theme establishes core concepts used throughout the course.
Module 1
Module Lessons
Lesson 1: Cities as Living Systems
In this lesson, students explore the idea that cities function as living ecosystems by examining how trees, people, and the built environment interact.
Lesson 2: Trees, Soil, Water & Air
In this lesson, students examine how trees interact with soil, water, and air to support healthy urban ecosystems..
Lesson 3: Investigate: Local Urban Ecosystem Study
In this lesson, students conduct a structured investigation of a local urban environment to analyze how trees and green spaces interact with soil, water, air, and human activity.
Module 1
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
Module 1: Getting Started
Video Launch: Exploring Urban Ecosystems
Discussion Prompts: 1. What is one new way you learned that cities function like ecosystems? 2. Name one role trees play in urban environments that surprised you. 3. How do trees interact with people or other parts of the city system?
End of Module 1: Reflection
🌳 Module 1 Feedback Survey
Reflection
Your feedback helps improve the quality, clarity, and effectiveness of this curriculum. Please reflect on your experience facilitating Module1 and share your insights.
Module 2: Forestry, Land Use & Environmental Justice
Description
This module analyze how forestry and land-use decisions shape environmental conditions and affect communities differently, using evidence to understand environmental justice
Module 2
Lesson 1: Who Gets Green? Access to Trees & Green Space
Module Lessons
In this lesson, students explore how access to trees and green spaces differs across urban communities.
Lesson 2: Land Use, History & Environmental Justice
In this lesson, students examine how land-use decisions and historical planning practices influence access to trees and environmental benefits in urban communities.
Lesson 3: Community Impact Case Study
In this culminating lesson, students analyze a community-based case study to examine how forestry, land-use decisions, and environmental conditions impact people’s lives
Module 2
Student Final Products
Each lesson includes a clearly defined final student product designed to demonstrate understanding through evidence, explanation, or application. Teachers are encouraged to upload a small selection of anonymized student work samples to support reflection, quality assurance, and the development of model examples. Uploaded samples may represent a range of approaches and levels of understanding.
Module 2: Getting Started
This video highlights a youth-focused urban forestry program that engages teens in community tree work and equitable access to green space. It helps students see examples of people doing real community forestry work and links directly to discussions of equity and land use
Launch Activity
Reflection prompts: What does this video tell you about how trees are distributed in cities? Why might some neighborhoods have more green space than others?
Module 2: Reflection
After completing Theme 2 lessons and activities, respond to the questions below using evidence from class discussions, case studies, or videos. Which concept or idea from Theme 2 had the greatest impact on your students’ understanding of forestry, land use, and environmental justice—and why?
Module 3:Natural Resources, Sustainability & Future-Focused Innovation
Description
This module focuses on apply systems thinking and data to examine how natural resources are managed and to design sustainable, future-focused solutions to real-world challenges.
Module 3
Lesson 1: What Does It Mean to Manage Natural Resources?rview of Laws
Module Lessons
Different types of laws (legal, administrative, sectoral) and their relevance in the current context will be explored.
Lesson 2: Tools, Technology & Innovation in Sustainability
In this lesson, students explore how scientists, engineers, and environmental professionals use tools and technology to manage natural resources and support sustainability.
Lesson 3: Designing Sustainable Solutions for the Future
In this culminating lesson, students design a future-focused solution that addresses a natural resource challenge
Module 3
Student Final Products
Sustainability Claim
Sustainability proposal
Sustainability Tools & Data Analysis Brief
This module concludes with a collection of student products that demonstrate learning across all themes and support reflection, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Module 3: Video Launch
Description
This video projects possible future environmental conditions if climate change continues unchecked, including heat waves, droughts, flooding, food scarcity, and impacts on human health and infrastructure. It helps students think about long-term environmental outcomes and the need for sustainable decision-making today, which aligns with Theme 3’s focus on natural resource management and future-focused innovation
What is one major change this video suggests could happen by 2050 if we continue current trends? How do these projected changes connect to sustainability and natural resource management decisions? What kinds of innovations or decisions might help prevent some of these outcomes?
Module 3: Reflection
At the conclusion of Module 3, reflect on how effectively the lessons supported student understanding of natural resource management, sustainability, and future-focused decision-making. Consider how students engaged with trade-offs, data, and solution design when proposing sustainability strategies.
Reflection:
What insights did you gain about student understanding of natural resource management and sustainability through Module 3?
Question
Activity 1
End-of-Course Focus Question
Rank the following based on which most supported students’ confidence in exploring future study or careers in urban forestry, environmental science, or natural resources (1 = most impactful).
Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems: Project-Based Teaching Lab You have completed all three themes of this course, guiding students through college-aligned learning experiences in urban ecosystems, environmental justice, and sustainability. Throughout the course, students analyzed real-world environmental systems, evaluated the impact of human decisions, and applied evidence-based thinking to future-focused challenges. Thank you for your commitment to delivering rigorous, meaningful instruction that connects environmental science, community impact, and postsecondary readiness.
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Urban Forestry & Environmental Systems
Project-Based Teaching Lab
Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
Dr. Chris Chappell
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