Building Our Children's Future (7-9)

Contact Information

Mailing Address: 127 North Higgins, Suite 201

Missoula, Montana 59802

Last Updated: 11-21-2004

Reviewer Comments

General Content
"Many worthwhile activities. requires the student to become environmentally active."

"Topic of using alternative building material is excellent."

Pedagogy
"Promotes student investigation and discovery as opposed to 'front loading'."

"Would be good for an at-risk class that learns more through discovery and hands-on involvement."

Teacher Usability
"All general information is placed together—goals, objectives, materials, etc."

"Lacks a table of contents."

Needs an assessment plan and better organization.

Focus on Communities
"Addresses the environmental concerns of the building industry."

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 including postage

EE Focus: Climate Change, Energy, Land Use, Legislation, Natural Resources/Res. Mgmt., Recycling/Waste Mgmt.

Academic Focus: History/Social Sciences, Science, Visual/Performing Arts, Interdisciplinary

Counties Served: Statewide

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Report Card

Overall Grade
General Content
Presentation
Pedagogy
Teacher Usability
Community

B+
A
B+
A-
B
A-

Discipline Emphasis

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