In this activity, students will review and evaluate the ways land is covered and used in their local community. They will also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students will act as community planning engineers to determine where to place a new structure that will have the least effect on the environment.

At Sun West we have access to: Learn 360, Criterion on Demand and ACF.

These resources allow you to stream educational videos and movies (from current to old). Learn 360 goes well beyond this with resources from everything from videos, interactives, science experiments, maps, fact sheets, math activities and an encyclopedia.

World Atlas offers interactive maps, clocks, flags and videos. Find interactive maps on all of the continents as well as the countries within. Explore to discover the flags and information about all countries. Watch videos and view pictures on the environment, world facts, travel, geography and did you know facts. Other topics to explore include history, science, economics, politics and society.