Spoiler alert: Future lessons in this unit will call back to the learning goals from this upcoming lesson. So what can we do to make these ideas stick?
A compelling context can make a lesson memorable, especially when we lean in to the story. In City Development, we ask students to design a neighborhood that meets certain constraints. Here’s one of the many neighborhoods that your students might design. The As represent apartment buildings and the Gs represent green space:
Consider showing the neighborhood designs of two volunteers. Ask the class, “What do you like about each person’s design?”. Lean in to the conversations that connect to your students' experiences. “I like that the design has one big park for the entire neighborhood!” “The apartments are far away from each other to make it feel more private.” Get students curious about their own neighborhood and community design.
Stories like these create an opportunity for real, lasting impact. After all, what are students more likely to remember: the time they solved a system of equations or the time they designed an entire neighborhood? Let’s find out.
Dan & The Desmos Classroom Team
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