Lesson Plan

• Identify the social, economic, political and historical causes of urban growth.
• Evaluate how each cause contributes to the expansion of cities.
• Analyse the consequences of urban growth for both urban and rural areas.
• Compare the impacts on infrastructure, environment and society in urban versus rural contexts.

• Projector and laptop with slide deck
• Whiteboard and markers
• Printed handouts summarising causes and consequences
• World map showing urbanisation trends
• Worksheet with cause‑consequence chart
• Sticky notes for exit tickets

Begin with a striking image of a rapidly expanding megacity to hook students. Ask them what they already know about why people move to cities and link this to the previous lesson on migration. Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to identify, evaluate and link the main causes of urban growth to its consequences.

1. Do‑now (5'): Students create a quick mind‑map of reasons people move to cities.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Teacher presents the four categories of causes using slides, prompting examples.
3. Group activity (15'): In small groups, students complete a case‑study worksheet linking specific causes to observed consequences.
4. Whole‑class discussion (10'): Groups share findings; teacher facilitates comparison of urban vs rural impacts.
5. Diagram creation (10'): Each group draws a flowchart linking causes to urban and rural consequences.
6. Check for understanding (5'): Exit ticket – write one cause and its most significant consequence.

Recap the key causes and how they drive both positive and negative outcomes in cities and countryside. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding and assign a homework task: research a local city’s recent growth and identify the dominant cause and one major consequence.