Sustainable House
Level: Grades 2 – 8

Construct a birdhouse of sustainably harvested pine and re-used plywood. Learn the measurements of adapting house to species. Learn to site house for temperature and security. Learn annual recycling. Learn sensible building choices for birds (and people) Or a birdfeeder.

Cost: $9 per student (feeder $8)

Connecticut Core Science Curriculum Framework 3.2 Organisms can susvive and reporduce only in environments that meet their basic needs. 3.4 Earth materials provide resources for all living things, but these resources are limited and should be conserved. 4.2 All organisms depend on the living and nonliving features of the environment for survival.