In this webinar, we will discuss a culminating project for AP Human Geography students which motivated students to answer essential questions of inquiry:
-Why do we value some spaces more than others?
-How do humans curate and show value in a space?
-What are the implications of the human imprint?
-What happens when we stop placing value on our spaces?
The investigation was an independent study in which students chose from eight different pathways of exploration surrounding the concept of sense of place. Employing Google tools we learned to use over the course of the school year, students researched and presented their findings of sense of place, paying special care to connect their observations to Yi-Fu Tuan, the leading academic on the topic of geographical sense of place. Depending on the student’s choice of inquiry, students were assigned an academic journal article written by Yi-Fu Tuan. After annotations, students are encouraged to contemplate the philosophical thoughts of Yi-Fu Tuan during their investigation, and ultimately choose one quote from the professor that best reflects their findings, to include in their final project’s commentary.
