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Sustainable Design
Sustainable Design
About our program:
Using the Solar One facility as a starting point, our Sustainable Design course will familiarize students with concepts related to architecture, community planning, and product design. In addition to conveying information about green building components and LEED certification, our Educators will lead neighborhood walks, introduce students to environmental and community mapping practices, and conduct design lab sessions. Students will explore the environmental consequences and benefits of design on all scales and how it affects the environment and our health. This program will encourage students to address real-world issues through innovative design solutions.
Program Setup
Schedule a Program: To schedule a program please fill out this Pre-Visit Form and email back to education@solar1.org.
Time: We provide single and multi-session classes for 4th-12th grade students typically 1 – 1.5 hours long. A program can be scheduled for 1-3 sessions in your school or on-site at Solar One.
Locations: Off Site (At Your School) and On Site (at Solar One)
Session One: Introduction to Design & Sustainability- Students will explore the relationship between design and sustainability, participate in a brainstorming activity, and plan for their neighborhood walk. This session includes a power point presentation.
Session Two: Neighborhood Walk and Mapping- Students will go on a walking tour of the school neighborhood where they will map out properties of the area such as green space, litter, and food.
Session Three: Sustainable Design & 3-D Model Building- Based on findings from the mapping activity, students will identify the needs of the area surrounding the school, and work in groups to build 3-D models of a new, green, school neighborhood.
Teacher Materials
Click on the links below to download great worksheets, readers and activities perfect for you classroom. The files are PDF files, if you do not have Adobe Reader you can download one here.
Grades 4 – 8
Green Building 101
Introduction to Sustainable Design
Green Neighborhood Worksheet (For younger students)
LEED Checklist (Excel File)
Grades 9 – 12
Green Building Principles
PlaNYC Community Design Activity
NYC Green Building List
Note: These materials are meant for educational purposes solely. All text, unless otherwise noted, is copyright Solar One 2011.
Resources
Green Home Guide
The U.S. Green Building Council
Build Green Schools
Greenbuilding.com
NYC Standards
Solar One enrichment programs strive to meet or exceed NYC science, math and language arts standards. Here is a sampling of science standards met:
Grade 4 Interactions of Air, Water, Land
Grade 5 Food + Nutrition
Grade 6 Simple + Complex Machines
Grade 7 Geology
Grade 8 Humans and their Environment: Needs and Tradeoffs
Grade 9-12 Scientific Tools and Technologies, Scientific Investigation, Scientific Thinking, Physical Sciences
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