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Surveying
the Lay of the Land:
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The Assignment
Working
together in teams, you are to spend the entire day surveying your
surroundings. Pretend that you are new to Colorado Springs. The
first thing you should do is survey the lay of the land!
You
will spend the day gathering information about the place in which
you live. What type of information you choose to gather will be
up to you and your group and will be approved prior to the activity
by Steve and Sharon. The investigative tools and methods you use
will also be up to you, but we suggest that you be creative and
innovative. One method we highly suggest interviewing people who
have information that you need. Following is a brief, but not
exhaustive, list of possible topics for your investivation. You
also may come up with your own. Use these to begin your investigation,
but expand it over the course of the day!
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From where do the resources in Colorado Springs come? (food, energy
sources, municipal water, etc.)?
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What is the natural history of the Colorado Springs area? (ecology,
geology, climate, hydrology, topography, etc)
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What is the cultural history of Colorado Springs? (why did it
develop, who came to live here and why, how does the city cultural
history influence life in the city today, etc?)
• What is the demography of Colorado Springs and where do
these people live and work? (who are the people that live in Colorado
Springs, why are they here, what do they do for a living and for
fun, etc.?)
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How do the people of Colorado Springs behave and what do they
believe? (what is their relationship with nature/environmental
issues, what do they find to be important and why, why do they
make the political/personal choices that they do, etc.)?
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Research and Presentation
On
Friday, your group will be responsible for making an oral presentation
on your findings to the rest of the class. You will have 20 minutes
to make your presentation followed by 10 minutes of questions
from the class. There are no "right" or "wrong"
answers. It is up to you to decide what you'd like to learn about
your current surroundings and how you will acquire this information.
However, you may be asked to defend your choices, explain your
methodology, identify your resources, and/or justify any assumptions
or conclusions your present.
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Activity Objective
The
purpose of the exercise is for you to:
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Get to know the people in your group and experience the potential
benefits and challenges of teamwork
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Explore the area and learn as much as you can about the environment
in which you live,
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Be extremely innovative and creative in how you obtain, utilize,
and present information
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Have fun in your home town!
GOOD
LUCK!
This page last updated:
March 13, 2002
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