green+building

=Suggestions:= -- beginning set of interactive slides on alternative buildings and building materials -- why green roofs are great -- short segment on kinds of experts you would need to build a green roof, closing with poster-making that would convince people to support a green roof -- green roof in a cup -- design a green roof on paper send off with a guide to home energy audit how many vampire plugs do you see in your house? -- jeopardy game

videos http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/nature/energysavingtips.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOxO10XT8c0&feature=related

KF: see []

Lindsay Poirier: [] US Green Building Council Education Resources


 * Everyone!! Kim has announced the workshop!**
 * 3602 in the Union on Sat March 24, 2-5pm **

=Short Description:= = Students will learn about green building practices and the benefits of green roofs. Get ready to get dirty!! A part of the workshop will have students build their own small scale green models to get an intimate understanding of how a green roof works. We will also take a walk over to the student union at RPI, which recently had a green roof installed. =

= Intended Grades: 1-3, 4-6 =

= Module Objectives: = The objective of this module is to expose and introduce students to sustainable/green building and architecture, providing them with information in terms of what is being currently worked on the subject matter.

= Materials Needed: =
 * Plastic Cups
 * Soil
 * Local Seeds
 * Mesh Filter
 * Plastic Layer
 * crayons

=Timeline:=

2:00-2:30 Building Materials 2:30-2:45 Passive Solar/Ventilation activity [|Passive Solar/Ventilation] 2:45-3:00 Green Roof Presentation [|Green Roof Presentation] 3:00-3:20 Green Roof In a Cup 3:20-3:30 Clean Up 3:30-3:50 Union Roof 3:50-4:10 Green Roof Color 4:10-4:40 Collage 4:40-4:45 Energy Detective 4:45-5:00 Present Collage

=Curriculum=

Final Green Building Worksheet (Ernesto Villasenor) (Dan Fancher)