Take the tour of this home to learn about different ways to make your home more environmentally friendly. From composting to geothermal heat, this house has it all. This video was created by a high school student who submitted it, and it was approved for publication.

Meet the innovators living in a green house, which was made green by using science and engineering practices.

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Teacher Resources for the Video:

NGSS Disciplines Addressed in Standards Referenced Below:
• Life Sciences
• Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Discussion Questions:
• Research and then discuss the costs associated the aspects of green in this home. Do you feel that the cost benefit is worth it or not? Explain your reasoning, supporting your position with facts.

Activity Ideas:
• Before viewing the video go over the following vocabulary terms: compost, decay, nutrients, and geothermal heating. Have students define these terms prior to viewing the video and then afterwards they should check to see if their original definitions were correct.
• Reach out to builders and owners of green homes in your community to see if a building tour or guest speaker is available for your class. Use the video to help students prepare questions for the session.
• Have students create their own video about green living for submission to info@educate.today for review and possible publication.

Resources for Additional Research:
• Learn more about the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices at the NSTA website.

Unique ID for the Video: IinAction-25
• Use the unique ID as a shortcut for students to find this specific video. Click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Type in the Video ID as it appears above.

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