A Green Construction Web Quest for 11th and 12th grade students

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A Green Construction Web Quest for 11th and
12th grade students

• Mr. Roland

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INDEX

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Step 1 Define going green
• Step 2 Research green construction
• Step 3 Study green supporters
• Step 4 Find new sources
• Step 5 Advantages/Disadvantages
• Step 6 Decisions and Design
• Resources
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Comparison Chart

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INTRODUCTION

• Ever wonder how to turn your house green? Or
  wonder what it means to be green? What if you
  could learn how to convert or build a house to be
  green? Where would this endeavor begin though?
• This Web Quest will introduce you to green
  construction techniques, practices, and resources.

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TASK

• By completing this Web Quest, you will understand
  what green living is and how it affects the
  environment
• After completing, you will know enough about
  green technologies to design and model a green
  home.
• You will keep a keep a journal and write a
  summary of your learning and decisions for green
  construction.

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PROCESS

• Step 1 Define going green
• Step 2 Research green construction
• Step 3 Study green supporters
• Step 4 Find new sources
• Step 5 Advantages/Disadvantages
• Step 6 Decisions and Design

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Step 1 Define going green

• Review the information from Architecture2030 and
  Building Green to learn about going green
• Record your definition of going green in your
  design journal
• Search the web for two alternate sources and
  record the definitions and source name

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Step 2 Research green construction

• Study the possibilities and techniques of going
  green and record all of the related information
  found.
• Be sure to study the major topics of going green
  solar and wind energy, heat loss, and energy
  efficiency.
• Below are some helpful links to start but dont
  limit yourself to these
• California Green Building Basics
• Green Home Article

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Step 3 Study green supporters

• With the growing energy crisis, there are many
  supporters and lobbyist groups for green
  construction.
• Follow these links to identify several of them
• Alliance to Save Energy
• Green Building Finance Consortium
• Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
• Be sure to identify and describe at least ten
  supporters for green construction.

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Step 4 Find new sources

• The energy market and green technology are
  constantly growing and changing. Because of
  this, there are always new resources to be found.
• In this step you will identify 5 web sources, not
  already on the class list, and submit them to the
  teacher as an annotated bibliography.

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Step 5 Advantages/Disadvantages

• After studying the definition of green
  technology, concepts and techniques, and
  supporters, you will record the advantages and
  disadvantages you have found.
• Study the notes in you journal, print the
  comparison chart, and then fill it out.
• Once the chart is complete, place it in your
  journal to be submitted.

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Step 6 Decisions and Design

• You will form groups of three students and
  compare your notes.
• As a group you will decide what green technology
  you would like to study further and design into a
  model home.
• Your group will design this model or prototype
  for a presentation to the class.

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RESOURCES

• Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
• International Energy Agency
• Green Communities
• California Integrated Waste Mgt Board
• Sourcebook for Green Building
• Architecture 2030
• LEED Resources
• Alliance to Save Energy
• GreenBlue

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EVALUATION

• You will be evaluated in 3 categories
• Journal (25 points)
• Is your journal organized? Are there entries for
  every day? Are all writing assignments included?
• Comparison Chart (25)
• Is the chart completed? Are there several
  advantages and disadvantages listed?
• Class Presentation (50)
• Is your group prepared to discuss you green
  technology? Is your model well constructed and
  easy to understand? Do you
• participate in discussion about other
• groups technologies?

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CONCLUSION

• Now that youve completed this Web Quest, you are
  ready to finalize your research and prepare for
  the class presentation.
• After all of the presentations, we will discuss
  the possibilities of green construction and begin
  to refine the models to construct a model green
  home.
• Be sure to continually update your journal.

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Comparisons Name____________________
Design
Advantages
Disadvantages
Construction
Advantages
Disadvantages