Sustainable Houses - 4 to 11 year olds
Sustainable Houses
Much of children's lives is spent in their home or in school and as such we have started this programme by looking at how buildings are constructed, materials that are used and how we get power to them. Above all we look at the most sustainable way for us to build and use our homes.
Sustainable Schools
The Government aims for all schools to be sustainable by 2020 and asks them to 'prepare young people for a lifetime of sustainable living' (DfE) through their practice and teaching. The National Framework for Sustainable Schools (published in 2006) lists three interlocking components for a school to become sustainable:
- A commitment to care - Sustainable schools have a caring ethos - care for oneself, for each other (across cultures, distances and generations) and for the environment itself (far and near).
- An integrated approach - A sustainable school takes an integrated approach to its improvement. It explores sustainable development through its teaching provision and learning (curriculum); in its values and ways of thinking (campus); and in its engagement of local people and partners (community).
- The eight doorways - Sustainability themes are discrete entry points or places where schools can establish or develop their sustainability practices.
Programme content
For 4 to 7 year olds
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Interactive
story book:
'WASTEWAY'- Three story chapters:
- Chapter 1: No Power!
- Chapter 2: The School Trip
- Chapter 3: The 'WASTEWAY'
- Three interactive games:
- Missing Words
- Picture Quiz
- Jigsaw Puzzle
- Three story chapters:
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4-7 year olds Fact sheets:
- Sustainable houses
- Energy
- Energy Costs
- Energy Sources
- Saving Energy
- Non-Renewable and Renewable Energy
- Sustainable houses
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4-7 year olds Work sheets:
- Sustainable houses
- No Energy
- The Cost of Energy
- Wasting Energy
- Energy Sources
- Sustainable houses
- 4-7 year olds Word Bank
For 7 to 11 year olds
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Interactive
poem and games:
The 'house that Jack built' poem- Three interactive activities:
- Build the house
- Read the poem
- Investigate the house
- Download the poem
- Two interactive games:
- Pipe Work Panic
- Hot house
- Sort n' Recycle
- Three interactive activities:
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7-11 year olds Fact sheets:
- Sustainable houses
- Pipes and cables
- Buildings
- Windows
- Doors
- Roof
- Water
- Gardens
- Fields
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Sustainable houses
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7-11 year olds Work sheets:
- Sustainable houses
- Energy Dilemma
- Material World
- Window Count
- Desirable Doors
- Roofing
- Water Butt
- Grow your Garden
- Farm your Field
- Sustainable houses
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7-11 year olds At home:
- Sustainable houses
- Energy Saving Tips at Home
- Home Improvements
- Energy Grid
- Three Small Things
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Sustainable houses
- 7-11 year olds Glossary