Eco House on a plate...

9B have recently been learning about the different approaches to building sustainable cities. They started off by analysing recent government proposals to build 10 Eco Towns. They were then given the task to create a sustainable place on a paper plate. They each brought a few materials in and spent a lesson creating their Eco Houses. They then had to produce an extended piece of writing justifying their design decisions...

Here are a couple of pictures showing their work...super 9B!




Here are a couple of games you can play to help raise your awareness of sustainable living.

Some key words to remember: Brownfield, Greenfield, Eco Town, Eco House, Sustainable, Carbon Neutral, Rapid Transit System, Zero Carbon.

How to green your valentines day!

Cut down on your environmental impact this February 14 with these green gift ideas from The Guardian:

Recycle those Christmas cards!

Support the Woodland Trust recycling scheme. You will be able to take your cards to Tesco and WH Smith in Seaford.

Plans for more wind turbines

Thousands of new wind turbines could be built across the UK over the coming decade as part of a £100bn plan to boost renewable energy.



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Build your own sustainable house!

Sustainability means using energy and resources efficiently, in ways that are less harmful for the environment and in ways that won't affect the ability of people to live on this planet in the future.

There are a couple of games here for you to play that will raise your awareness of how to live sustainably.

United States lists Polar Bears as threatened species

I spoke about the importance of you being educated about Climate Change today and mentioned this story on BBC breakfast news....

Follow the polar bears, learn about the Arctic region and the effects of climate change by visiting the WWF Polar Bear Tracker