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Students redesign their school to make it as energy efficient as possible, presenting their plan as a model or chart.

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Students will...

use sustainable design principles to redesign a familiar environment such as the school to minimize energy use
show that many design aspects need to complement each other
demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively to follow instructions and complete activity
communicate effectively in an oral presentation
communicate effectively in fair and considered class-wide discussion on issue.

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Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations (ACSHE120)

Year 7 English:

Use comprehension strategies to interpret, analyse and synthesise ideas and information, critiquing ideas and issues from a variety of textual sources (ACELY1723)

Year 8 Science:

Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations (ACSHE135)

Year 8 English:

Analyse and evaluate the ways that text structures and language features vary according to the purpose of the text and the ways that referenced sources add authority to a text (ACELY1732)

Syllabus Outcomes: EN4-2A, EN4-3B, SC4-11PW.

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Design an Energy Efficient School

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