Urban+Science+for+Middle+schoolers

__Urban Ecology __

David Shaffer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed a game called //Urban Science//. In this game middle school students are tasked to plan a city. In order to engage in this game students must become aquainted with the language of city planning. They also face the challenges that many city planners in the real world would face. They must take into account the impact their decisions might make on the economics of the city or how the decision could impact other parts of the city. They are required to "write a report to actual urban planners, making clear and well-integrated economic, policy, social, and environmental arguments" for their decisions. After implimenting decisions they receive feedback from virtual citizens. (Gee & Levine 2009)

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