Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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 Theme:
A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
C. Design
D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture 		Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
Hands
Heart
Head 		Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Buildings Biomimicry Talk about something amazing which an animal does, such as 'How does a bird make a nest with it's beak!?!' and try to copy their shelter (e.g. foxes den, wood mouse nest).
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Experience sitting in two different buildings in winter - a well insulated building and an uninsulated one. Discuss the differences.
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Go out camping and find out ways of keeping yourself warm.
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Compare the insulation capacity of different building materials, e.g. comparing bracken with hay in a den.
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Notice and discuss the insulation of different materials which you wear, i.e. clothes.
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Make a draught excluder (e.g. a big sausage that goes on the floor in front of a door).
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Learn that hot air rises and cool air sinks.
Buildings Insulation and draught-proofing Consider different methods of warming and cooling a building.

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