M7 L11 Final

The Urban Sound Landscape Action Plan
Module 7 Lesson 11
LESSON 11: THE URBAN SOUND LANDSCAPE ACTION PLAN OVERVIEW:

In this lesson, students will reflect on what they know about the sounds of their field site and how this is related to animal behaviors. The focus of this action plan is on motivation. Students will critically look at advertisements made by individuals and determine how they might motivate people, or how they can improve the ad so it is more motivating. Students will create and action plan to improve the sound landscape in their field site, to positively impact the inhabitants of the site.
SUB-QUESTION:
How can we change our neighborhoods to improve conditions for bird communication?
Ways of Knowing Urban Ecology:

Understand Talk
Students will Recognize the ways in which environmental issues are presented and framed in media and debate. (human impact) Analyze the ways in which environmental public service announcements are framed. Develop a set of frames for create a public service announcement concerning noise pollution and bird bioacoustics. No specific goals connected with doing urban ecology in this lesson. Develop a storyboard for a public service announcement concerning noise pollution and bird bioacoustics in order to motivate their community to act.
Do Act
SAFETY GUIDELINES:
No safety precautions are needed
PREPARATION:
Time: 1 class period Materials: Activity 11.1 Video clips Activity 11.2 Copies of student sheets
Module 7 Lesson 11
INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE
Activity 11.1: Motivation and Action Planning 1. Remind students of the structure of the action planning process and show them the diagram. Review each of the steps of the process. Let your students know that as a class you will be looking at how science knowledge can be used as a way to inform stakeholders. 2. You will be showing three videos submitted to the current.tv ecospot environmental public service announcement competition (http://current.com/topics/76173162_ecospot). Each video is 60 seconds or less. You may break students up into small groups so that each group watches one video, or project all of the videos so that all students can see them. The videos to be shown are: o Get Your Green On, modified from the original: http://current.com/groups/ecospot/87601081_ecospot-runner-up-get-yourgreen-on.htm o This Is The World: http://current.com/green/87612041_ecospot-runnerup-this-is-the-world.htm o Power To Change: http://current.com/green/87604761_ecospot-power-tochange.htm 3. Before watching the video, tell your students that ask students to keep the following questions in mind: o How did the videos motivate people? o Was it through positive (hope) or negative (fear) motivation? o What other techniques did they use (music, humor, etc.)? o Were the ads effective in motivating you or others? How could they have been more effective? 4. After watching the videos in small groups or as a class, ask students to discuss what they discovered from watching the videos. Start off with initial reactions to the videos, and then move to discussing the questions you posed regarding motivating people to action. 5. If the videos were viewed in small groups, you may want to project each of the videos in turn as you discuss them so that all of the students are aware of the content of each video. Teaching Alternative You may set up your chalk or white board into a grid, with the names of the videos along one axis and the techniques (Hope, Fear, Music, Humor) along the other. Feel free to add techniques that you or your students discover, and feel free to add a Ways to Improve category as well.
Module 7 Lesson 11
Activity 11.2: Action Plan 1. Remind students of the animal behavior studies they completed. Students should consider this information when designing their action plan. o For instance, if they observed that urban sounds of a certain frequency mask bird songs, perhaps students should try to mitigate those sounds. o What kinds of urban noise are most intrusive? Most long-lasting? Most able to be changed? 2. Divide students into their groups of three or four students. Each group member should receive the student handout with the directions for creating the action plan and a satellite photo of their neighborhood. Note: Feel free to replace the provided photo with one of your own neighborhood. Be sure to use a scale of 0.5 miles this allows students to see a large stretch of neighborhood while still being able to discern details. You can get a map of your area from http://maps.google.com/. 3. Lead the class in an exploration of the satellite photo. Some sample questions: o What are some sources of noise pollution in this neighborhood? o Which area experiences the most noise pollution? Remember that when urban planners attempt to solve a problem they often have limited resources so they have to consider (1) what changes would most likely have the biggest impact, and (2) how costly those changes are and who will be effected by those changes. o Are the sources of noise close to bird habitats? o What type of noise pollution will be most difficult to reduce? 4. Give students 15-20 minutes to discuss their action plans within their groups. Students should complete the Activity 10.2 sheets. Concluding the Lesson 1. Have students share their action plans with the class. Discuss the similarities and differences amongst the different groups.
Actiona Plan
Module 7 Lesson 10
LESSON 10.2: ACTION PLAN

In this unit, we have explored animal behavior and urban noise pollution. Using our knowledge about these two concepts, we will create an action plan. Your goal today is to change the sound landscape in your community to benefit animal behavior. Using the satellite photo provided, explore the features of your neighborhood. Choose a section of the neighborhood in which to focus your action plan. Answer the planning questions to help you decide what to include in your action plan. Discuss your answers with your group members and your teacher. As you choose what to include in your action plan think about why you chose that component and any obstacles or benefits you predict. Remember: There is no correct answer. Choose components that you think you can justify and defend. Each group may have a different plan.
POSSIBLE ACTION PLAN COMPONENTS Creating sound barriers along busy roads or around parks Giving fines for creating excessive noise Reducing road traffic (closing or narrowing roads) Switching to low-noise public transportation vehicles Shifting airplane routes to avoid bird habitats Petitioning airline companies to use quieter jet engines Requiring construction sites to create sound barriers Planting trees as a natural barrier to noise Investigating using low-noise power plants (e.g. solar power instead of a noisy coal power plant) Encouraging residents to reduce use of window-unit air conditioners Creating a noise-map of your community to highlight problem areas Fining motorists who use their horns illegally or have excessively loud mufflers Encouraging citizens to use hand-powered lawn equipment
Actiona Plan
Module 7 Lesson 10
Actiona Plan
Module 7 Lesson 10
Scientific Knowledge: Think about the animal behavior data you collected. What urban sounds seem to interfere with animal behavior? Why?
Investigate Site and Envision Possibilities: Which sources of urban noise do you think are the loudest? Which do you think have the highest frequency? Which are the most long-lasting? What is your goal?
Identify Stakeholders: Who are the people involved in making these changes? How do you think the community will respond to your plan?
Identify Resources: What resources do you need to make these changes? How expensive are these changes likely to be?
Actionable Steps:
Actiona Plan How are you going to make it happen, and what is your timeline?
Module 7 Lesson 10
Motivate!
How are you going to motivate people to make this change? Describe in detail at least 3 things you can do.
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The Urban Sound Landscape Action Plan

LESSON 11: THE URBAN SOUND LANDSCAPE ACTION PLAN OVERVIEW:

Ways of Knowing Urban Ecology:

The Urban Sound Landscape Action Plan

The Urban Sound Landscape Action Plan

LESSON 10.2: ACTION PLAN

Framing and Explanation

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