Sustainability is meeting our needs in a way that allows others to meet their needs now and in the future. As our cities grow and our communities change, we need to live in a way that does not destroy the earth or the resources for future generations. Can you think of things that are part of our life now that hurt the environment and could make it hard for use to live in the future?

We will start with observing nature to understand the needs of living things.

Then we will think about how we meet our needs in cities and towns, and what we can learn from nature to help us solve our human problems.

We will use what we have observed and learned to develop a sustainable solution in our design project.