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OTHER LESSONS IN THIS UNIT
- Introductory Lesson
- Module I, Lesson 1- Connectivity: Tracing Mannahatta
- Module I, Lesson 2- Connectivity: Weaving a Mannahatta Muir Web
- Module I, Lesson 3- Connectivity: The Changing Life of a Water Droplet
- Module I, Lesson 4- Connectivity: Uncovering Streams in Central Park
- Module II, Lesson 6- Landscape: The Mighty Beaver
- Module II, Lesson 7- Landscape: The Search for Lenape Campsites
- Module II, Lesson 8- Landscape: Exploring Inwood Hill Park
- Module III, Lesson 9- Localism: Migration, Immigration, and the Importance of Diversity
- Module III, Lesson 10- Localism: The Eco-History of Our Block
- Module III, Lesson 11- Localism: Designing the City of the Future
- Module III, Lesson 12- Localism and Stuyvesant Town: Building a City on the Island
- Mapping the Ecological Communities of Lower Mannahatta (Field Trip for High School Students)
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NY State Standards
MST3, MST4
NY State Standards
MST3, MST4
Module II, Lesson 5- Landscape: Island of Many Hills
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Subjects Science, Math, Environmental Education
Grade 4th Grade
Author Amanda Huron/Wildlife Conservation Society
Students build clay models of sections of Mannahatta, then learn how to create contour maps based on their models. This lesson uses basic math and graphing skills to help students understand how the island's topography has changed from 1609 to today.