Eco-Friendly Community Design Challenge

1. Lesson 17 – Description: A Pro-Chesapeake Bay Community: Groups design a small eco-friendly community using best practices and information from their report on the Chesapeake Bay’s health Unit Goals: Design an environmentally friendly community. Lesson Objectives: Design an environmentally friendly water front community by its layout and by incorporating laws/codes that require best practices.

2. Dragonfly Pond • Working in small groups, you will be representing an interest group of a community being built in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, near a pond called Dragonfly Pond. • You must design a layout of the community that best meets the need of your interest group. • You must also try to build the layout in a way that reduces impact on the environment.

3. Groups • Residents - want to live in the area • Farmers - want to use the land to raise food and livestock • Business interests - want to use the land for commerce and economic growth • Gas station owners - want to make a living in servicing and repairing cars. • Parks department personnel - want people to have a place for recreation • Highway department personnel - want to maintain access in the area • Bleach factory representatives - want to preserve jobs and commerce

4. Layout Materials • All cutouts must be used. • Objects may touch but not overlap. • You may design additional pieces if needed. • Use tap for to place down pieces. Glue won’t be used until tomorrow.

5. Move, then wait for instructions. • All groups should now move to seat together. • Collect your supplies at your station. • Sit quietly and wait for the next step.

6. Pros and Cons • Before beginning, each group must make a list of pros and cons for all of the different types of land use objects. • Take a few moments to make this list now. • Share ideas as a class. We’ll make a list on the board.

7. Begin • You may begin but remember the requirements: Layout Materials • All cutouts must be used. • Objects may touch but not overlap. • You may design additional pieces if needed. • Use tap for to place down pieces. Glue won’t be used until tomorrow.

8. Lesson 18 – Description: A Pro-Chesapeake Bay Community: Groups design a small eco-friendly community using best practices and information from their report on the Chesapeake Bay’s health Unit Goals: Design an environmentally friendly community. Lesson Objectives: Design an environmentally friendly water front community by its layout and by incorporating laws/codes that require best practices.

9. Final Decisions: • Review your layout and begin to make final layout decisions. • Use glue once you are sure about placement of objects. • Remember the requirements: Layout Materials • All cutouts must be used. • Objects may touch but not overlap. • You may design additional pieces if needed.

10. Share your Designs • When your group stands up, hold your design up for all to see. • Tell which interest group you represent and how you made sure your interests were met. • As a class we will make suggestions on how their layout is threatening to Dragonfly Pond and how it helps to reduce impacts.

11. Reducing the Impact • Look again at all of the land uses in this activity. • Consider what the people who are actually in charge of these various land uses could do in their practices to minimize the damage to Dragonfly Pond? • Draw and cutout different best practices and glue them down around the layout. • Perhaps they need to make a "scrubbing filter" for the bleach factory.

12. Reflections: • What could you do that would personally reduce the impact on our watershed? • Take a moment to reflect on your lifestyle and create a list of possibilities.

13. Turn In and Pack Up • Well done! • Please turn in designs to designated area and return to your seats.