Are you looking for an Earth Day project that takes students from brainstorming all the way through to justifying their design? This Earth Day project asks students to take on the role of an architect and design a school that helps the planet. It walks students through brainstorming, planning, designing, and justifying their choices - making it a solid cross-curriculum activity that works across a range of year levels.
Teaching slides are included so you can guide students through each stage of the project without needing extra prep.
What's included:
Mission brief page introducing the task and explaining what makes a building sustainable
"Before You Design" brainstorming template (6 categories: Energy, Water, Food & Waste, Transport, Plants & Animals, Materials & Buildings) with a word bank - in two layout versions
Two design templates - one with a labelled checklist of suggested features, one open grid where students design from scratch, each with matching teaching slides
"Justify Your Choices" template - students choose 3 features and explain what each is, why they included it, and its environmental impact - in two versions (3-column and 2-column)
Reflection template with prompts for individual written response and class discussion
Teaching slides for each stage of the project
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