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INTRODUCTIONTO SUSTAINABLE GREEN DESIGN

Principles of Architecture and Construction

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Starter/Bell Ringer Activity

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Every student needs a slip of paper with their name on one side and an architectural term on the other.

Find the other person in the room with the same architectural term as yours.

This is your partner today! Take a seat at a work station, making

sure you sit with your partner.

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Refresh your Vocabulary

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As a Class, let’s take a look at a few key words: Sustainable Energy Environmental Conservation Toxic Renewable Depleted Waste Alternative Recycle

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Let’s start to work with our Partners

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With your Partner, you will follow the Activity sheet Follow the instructions on where to go to

find the online articles to read and share. Write your observations and your

understanding of what the article is talking about where marked on the handout.

Write down any words you don’t completely understand so you can look them up later.

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Let’s check out the Impact!

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Using the data table included in the handout, use the online calculator to determine the families impact on the environment.

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Wrap Up and Summary

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As a class, let’s discuss the results of the impact calculations: What is the Typical’s impact? What can they do to lessen their

impact? What makes them so typical/average? What do YOU share in common with

the Typicals?