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Driving Question
Driving Question
As engineers and architects, can we use our talents and passions to leverage technology to meet our communities needs?
What makes an environmentally friendly building?
Goal: I can explore how to design environmentally friendly buildings
Read Aloud
Read Aloud
Research
Research
There are lots of discussions going on about how we can be more environmentally friendly. Check out the resources below and take notes on ways your building could more friendly to the planet in your engineering notebooks.
Click the green picture on the left to visit the California Academy of Science’s webpage to learn some of the ways that the museum incorporates environmentally friendly design.
Watch one of the videos below. Take notes on information you found interesting. What did you notice? What did you wonder?
Engineering Notebook Work
Engineering Notebook Work
Jot notes or sketch pictures of some possible efficient building design strategies.
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Get together with your group and brainstorm an environmentally friendly idea you could add to your structure. Make a quick sketch of these additions in your notebook.
BUILD
BUILD
Use LEGO elements from the Inspire Set to add and modify your building to make it more environmentally friendly .
Capture
Capture
Use your device to take pictures of your progress. You will take pictures after each building addition.
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