Exploring Communities

Study Communities using Online Video

Beginning by answering the question "What is a community?", Lollipop Dragon, Apple Blossom, and Bitty take the children of Tumtum on an adventure through urban, rural, and suburban communities. Use these 4 online educational video titles to explore communities that vary in size and structure and how they change over time, having a history and heritage and will continue to change. Cite ways in which a community meets the needs of its members, using available resources and technology. Discover how members of the community work together to be responsible citizens. See some of the rights and responsibilities belonging to members of the community. Discover the ways in which communities are interdependent, linked by transportation, communication, and trade.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore communities that vary in size and structure and how they change over time, having a history and heritage and will continue to change.
• Cite ways in which a community meets the needs of its members, using available resources and technology.
• Discover how members of the community work together to be responsible citizens.
• See some of the rights and responsibilities belonging to members of the community.
• Discover the ways in which communities are interdependent, linked by transportation, communication, and trade.

• Geography > Elementary World Geography > Lollipop Dragon Explores Communities
• What is a Community (Runtime: 08:14)
• Exploring Urban Communities (Runtime: 09:05)
• Exploring Rural Communities (Runtime: 08:54)
• Exploring Suburban Communities (Runtime: 08:38)