The effects of urbanization and rural-urban migration

Objective: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to discuss the effects of urbanization and rural-urban migration on a basic level.

Materials:

• Textbook
• Handout with notes

Warm-up (5 minutes):

• Brainstorming: Ask the students to brainstorm what they already know about urbanization and rural-urban migration.

Input (15 minutes):

• Explain the concept of urbanization: Definition, causes and effects.
• Explain the concept of rural-urban migration: Definition, causes and effects.

Activities (20 minutes):

• Discussion: Ask the students to discuss the effects of urbanization and rural-urban migration on their local community.
• Group activity: Divide the class into groups of four and have each group come up with an example of how urbanization and rural-urban migration have affected their city.

Conclusion (5 minutes):

• Ask the students to summarize the main points from the lesson in their own words.

Evaluation (5 minutes):

• Give a quiz/test on the lesson material to evaluate the students’ understanding.

Summary:

• Brainstorming warm-up
• Explain concepts of urbanization and rural-urban migration
• Discussion and group activity
• Conclude with student summary
• Evaluate understanding with quiz/test