Today, more than half of all people in the world live in an urban area. How did the early hunter-gatherer culture evolve into the modern city, and what implications does this continuing development have for the future of our world community? This video is an excellent way to prompt a discussion in your classroom about the needs of our growing population, and to consider how we can go about incorporating renewable energy and sustainable living into sprawling urban areas.

Additional Tags

sustainable cities, science

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Pros

• Succinct and descriptive overview of evolution of cities 
• Opportunity to flip the video: create your own multiple choice and/or open-answer questions to check for understanding, add additional resources, or create a discussion question for an online open forum (requires free online registration)

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.11-12.7