Focus Question
Thirty years from now, when you are all adults, how do you think South Carolina’s communities will be different than they are today?

Activity Synopsis
Students will use maps created by the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League to compare the amount of land in South Carolina developed by humans from 1973 through 1994 to the projected amount of development expected by the year 2030 and consider how this development may affect both wildlife and human communities.

Time Frame
Two one-hour class sessions

Student Key Terms

• habitat loss
• land development
• urban
• urban sprawl

• conservation easements
• impermeable surface
• pollutant
• runoff
• watershed