Indoors, Outdoors

Science Year 3-4 Indoors, Outdoors
How the community uses spaces and structures. 
Useful materials which protect us against the environment. 
Investigating different types of homes. 
Designing a model of a playground, a city of the future, a city in space or underwater.

Sites

Houses Of The Future
http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/index.html
By demonstrating that we are able to recycle 100% of the building components 
at extremely low cost, the Cardboard House is a direct challenge to the 
housing industry to reduce housing and environmental costs.

Grass Houses: Built to Last
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/houses/grass.html
Diagrams and information about grass hut construction.

The Canberra House
http://www.canberrahouse.com.au 
This site examines the history of housing in Canberra and contains images 
of houses from different eras.

The Self-Cleaning House
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/gabe.html
Story about an inventor and their dream house.

Type of Structures
http://www.civil.utah.edu/~blaser/MM_project/structures/types.htm
Information about types of structures and the building materials used to construct them.

19th Century Photographs of Australian Houses
http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/macleay/81106/huntbhouses.html
Historic buildings and homes photographed in the 1900s by Robert Hunt.

Sustainable Architecture Links
http://odp.webwombat.com.au/WW180098.HTM
Links to a variety of sites about building using alternative materials.

Our House
http://www.heritage.gov.au/ourhouse/contents.html
Stories and photos of Australian houses in the last 200 years.

Patrick Fulton's Tree house Construction Guide
http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/
Site dedicated to tree house knowledge. Includes plans, photos and instructions. 

Playground Equipment Links
http://au.dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Children/Playground_Equipment/
Links to companies supplying playground equipment.

Playground Designs
http://www.playmaster.com.au/playgrounds.php
Range of playground equipment designs.

Playscape Playground Designs
http://www.harrypearsonplaygrounds.com.au/designs01.htm
An enlarged view of each design may be obtained by clicking on each photo.

Royal Palaces
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page553.asp
The residences associated with today\\\'s British Royal Family.

Houses Around the World
http://www.hgpho.to/wfest/house/house-e.html
Images of houses from various countries

Houses Around the World
http://www.kusd.edu/schools/grant/schilter/schilter_ss.html
Year 2 children have drawn pictures of houses from different countries for you to view.

Aboriginal Traditional Homes 
http://rla.sd81.bc.ca/~fnap/fnapstudents/fnhomes/homes.html
Aboriginal homes before European contact were all made using natural 
things found in the environment.

Lessons

Give Me A Home
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g35/givemehome.html
This lesson will explore ways in which the environment influences the design 
and construction of homes around the world. 

Homes Around the World Webquest
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/ashley/
Students create a KidPix presentation about homes around the world.

Indoors Outdoors Worksheet
http://www.lakemunmor-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/onlineworksheets/stage%202/indoors_outdoors.htm
Exploration of various types of buildings.

Community Buildings 
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2362/
Students take a neighbourhood tour, identifying the functions of the buildings within it.

Build Your Own Community Worksheet 
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/EM310/em310_community_worksheet.pdf
Printable sheet with buildings to cut out for use in creating a model town.

Build Your Community
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM285&page=teacher
Students will learn about a variety of businesses and the service they provide 
to a community.

Materials and Manufacturing
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Lessons.cfm?DocID=16
Students look at different kinds of materials; to identify the properties of 
materials and their suitability for different purposes.

No Place Like Home Unit of Work
http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/creativearts/index.cfm?u=5&i=398
Students represent exteriors and interiors of their homes using a variety of 
2-dimensional techniques focusing on line, colour and texture.

My House And My Street
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_std.asp?PID=4568
This activity aims to develop students’ knowledge, skills and concepts 
about urban design and the built environment. 
It focuses on their own home and street within their community.

The Energy Efficient House
http://www.sasta.asn.au/qualityscience/middleyears/RoachLessons4.html
Unit of work on energy efficient housing.

Webquest: City in Space
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/mission/iss/t-index.htm
You have been selected to live in a space station.

Webquest: Designing a City on Mars
http://coe.nevada.edu/wrogers/marswebquest/spacewebquest.html
High school webquest about creating a city on Mars that may easily be adapted for primary.

Webquest: Communities
http://webtech.pioneer.resa.k12.ga.us/cwilliams/webquest.htm
You have been chosen to plan a brand new community.

Lesson Plan: Building a House
http://www.contractor.edu/buildhouselp/buildhouselp.html
Students will learn to understand different materials that are used in 
building and the sequence of events in building a house. 

Ant Architecture
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/antarchitecture/
Students learn how ants create different kinds of shelters, depending on their environment.

Webquest: Home of the Future
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/mgillow/energy.htm
Students design an energy efficient home of the future.

Webquest: The Eco Friendly House
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/mgillow/energy.htm
The task for the students is to design an ecologically sound home to be 
used in a new housing estate.

Webquest: Let Us Play
http://www.campbell.k12.ky.us/links/webquest/let'splay/index.htm  
Students design a playground.

Webquest: Create A Playground
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/dougpete/webquests/playground/
Students design an exciting new playground using simple machines.

Webquest: Design a Fun House
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/areaperim/areaperim.htm
You have been selected to design a holiday house for you and a friend.

Castle Builder WebQuest
http://www.nashua.edu/yuengerj/cwqbanner.htm
Students design a castle. 

Teacher Resources

The Topic: Shelters 
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/sheltr.htm
Extensive list of links to resources and lessons on shelter.

Non-Timber Building Materials
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/good_wood/nont_bld.htm
There are nearly one hundred non-timber materials described and listed alphabetically here.

Sustainability Information 
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/units/solarch-old/sustaininfo.htm
These links and references have been collected as a resource for people 
looking for information on sustainability, architecture, and environmental design.