Embodied energy in building materials

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 7 & 8 Design Technologies:

• Examine and prioritise competing factors including social, ethical and sustainability considerations in the development of technologies and designed solutions to meet community needs for preferred futures (ACTDEK029)
• Analyse how food and fibre are produced when designing managed environments and how these can become more sustainable (ACTDEK032)

Year 7 Science:

• Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions (ACSIS130)
• Reflect on the method used to investigate a question or solve a problem, including evaluating the quality of the data collected, and identify improvements to the method (ACSIS131)

Year 8 Science:

• Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions (ACSIS145)
• Reflect on the method used to investigate a question or solve a problem, including evaluating the quality of the data collected, and identify improvements to the method (ACSIS146)

Year 8 Mathematics:

• Choose appropriate units of measurement for area and volume and convert from one unit to another (ACMMG195)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC4-7WS, SC4-6WS, T4.1.2, T4.1.3, T4.4.1, T4.6.2, SC4-13ES. 

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – oversee activity.

• Internet access
• Student worksheets

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