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Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
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Make a draught excluder (e.g. a big sausage that goes on the floor in front of a door). |
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Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
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Go out camping and find out ways of keeping yourself warm. |
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Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
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Compare the insulation capacity of different building materials, e.g. comparing bracken with hay in a den. |
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Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
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Learn that hot air rises and cool air sinks. |
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Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
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Consider different methods of warming and cooling a building. |
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Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
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Experience sitting in two different buildings in winter - a well insulated building and an uninsulated one. Discuss the differences. |
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Buildings |
Natural building materials |
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Learn the importance of the orientation of a building/den (with respect to sun/wind and how it effects the inside microclimate e.g. a den with the wind passing through will be cooler than one sheltered from the wind). |
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Buildings |
Natural building materials |
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Find out about different methods to warm and cool buildings, and compare them - What resources do they use? How much do they cost? What are the environmental effects of using them? |
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Buildings |
Natural building materials |
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Learn vocabulary for natural building materials, such as moss, straw, clay. |
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Buildings |
Natural building materials |
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Learn basic tool safety rules, e.g. when carrying a tool always walk (not run), hold it in a safe way, the names of the different parts of the tool (e.g. handle, blade). |
