Building Our Children's Future (K-3)

Contact Information

Mailing Address: 127 North Higgins, Suite 201

Missoula, Montana 59802

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"This is an interesting focus on all aspects of building."

"The concepts addressed are very important."

"Spirals the subject matter to build on a premise."

Presentation
"Lacks visuals."

Pedagogy
"Passive question and answer format with few authentic activities."

Teacher Usability
Very limited application for K—3 teachers.

"Infrequent grade level indicators."

Focus on Communities
Extensive focus on human communities.

"Sparks an interest on building and design."

EE Program/Resource ss Details

Provided by: NCAT Center for Resourceful Building Technology

Description: Building Our Children's Future (1996, 120 p.) is a K—12 interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on the components, systems, and design elements that make up buildings. Through 15 units, students examine the natural resources, processes, and systems used to build their homes and schools, examine resource efficiency and the use of recycled or reused materials in construction, explore ways in which climate shapes lifestyles, explore energy pathways and energy conservation, undertake architectural research projects, and develop methods to incorporate resource efficiency and healthy lifestyles (i.e. diagnosing indoor toxins and pollutants) into their own lives.

Program/Resource Type: Curriculum

Audience Served: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Cost: $10

EE Focus: Climate Change, Energy, Land Use, Monitoring, Pollution Prevention, Recycling/Waste Mgmt., Technology & Society, Urban Environments, Restoration

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Science, Interdisciplinary

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

B-
B+
B-
B
B
B-

Discipline Emphasis

Science
History/Social Science
Health
Mathematics
Visual/Performing Arts
Language Arts
Industrial/Vocational Ed.
Foreign Language