Description

This sustainability activity packs a lot of content into a quick and engaging lesson! Students pretend to be construction workers researching sustainable building practices in order to build an eco-friendly house model with edible materials. When finished, they’ll create a sales brochure highlighting the features of their house!

Please note: This activity is also part of my Biology Unit 12: Environmental Stability and the Full-Year Biology Curriculum.

Included in this resource:

• A teacher instruction page with ideas for materials and teaching tips
• 4 student pages with background information and instructions for researching, planning, and building a sustainable home model and designing a sales brochure
• A group planning page to organize research and ideas
• Grading rubric
• “House Tour” page for recording observations from other groups’ models

*This project will take 4-5 days to complete including research, planning, building, making a sales brochure, and doing a gallery walk.

Topics include:

sustainable building materials, fossil fuels, renewable energy, renewable and nonrenewable resources, energy conservation, energy efficiency, ecological footprint, human impact

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