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Learn about local building materials which are used in local constructions, and research the benefits of the different materials. |
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Experiment with using thermal mass (e.g. a water storage or rock inside a polytunnel) and see how when inserted in case help keep the temperatures moderate (cooler in afternoon and warmer in the night). |
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Make a scale-drawing (and learn how to read them). |
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Choose a simple building plan and then try building it (for example with wooden blocks). |
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Learn vocabulary for natural building materials, such as moss, straw, clay. |
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Be grateful for nature and the materials it provides by thanking all of the different natural elements that helped to build your house (if you see wood, thank trees, stones thank the earth) - draw symbols of each of these elements and make a collage to hang in the entrance. |
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Celebrate what you have built with friends. |
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Build with natural building materials - wood, moss, straw, clay. |
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Feel different textures and warmth of natural building materials with bare feet or hands (e.g. straw bale). |
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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? |