A resource to support teaching and learning through buildings and places
Hockerton Housing Project
Venue Type:
Science centre, Environmental or ecological centre
General services and facilities
- Guided tours
- Pre-booking service for groups
- Auditorium
- Parking for coaches
Schools services and facilities
- Education facilities available
Research and adult learning
- Academic publications and resources available
- Adult lectures and courses held
- Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
Boxes, objects and other kit
Sustainability in Practice: An Educational Experience for Young People
http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/SEFS/ID.804/SEFE/ViewItem.asp
Visiting “problem solvers”, typically in Years 5 & 6, do a mapping exercise followed by exploring Water, Shelter, Energy, Waste, Food and Bio-diversity topics through activities and experiments.
We offer half day and full day visits.
An associated Resource Pack has been developed to provide teachers with activity summaries explaining how they link to the National Curriculum, for use at in-school sessions. A Resource Pack will be provided to schools planning to visit us.
HHP workers can also visit your school to prepare “problem solvers” for their task.
How to obtain
We ask schools to cover their transport costs and make a small contribution to take part in these subsidised visits. To discuss a visit please contact Nick White at hhp@hockerton.demon.co.uk or call 01636 816902.
Secondary School Visit Programme
http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/SEFS/ID.805/SEFE/ViewItem.asp
A 3 hour programme including a tour of the HHP site highlighting renewable energy systems, self-sufficiency and waste management. Can incorporate a mapping exercise.
Walk through a home, noting key features designed to minimise energy use. View the exhibition in our Sustainable Resource Centre and experience a compost toilet.
Interactive session: Either a role play debate about a contentious issue linked to an aspect of HHP, or a quiz covering what pupils will have seen during their visit. Alternatively, we can do an AV presentation showing the history of the development and explaining how the homes work.
How to obtain
If you would like to discuss a visit please contact Nick White on hhp@hockerton.demon.co.uk or call 01636 816902.
Paper-based and downloads
Generic Key Stage 2 Resource Pack
http://hockerton.metafocusclients.co.uk/SEFS/ID.1211/SEFE/ViewItem.asp
Our aim over the coming year is to expand the sustainable educational activities at HHP for school children in a number of ways. This includes creating a modified programme which can be used by schools unable to visit HHP due to practical reasons – in essence a generic version with extra sections of the associated resource packs to enable autonomous use by schools. The downloads cover topics including Shelter and Energy, Waste and Water, and Food and Biodiversity.
This work is being supported by the Bradford & Bingley plc.
Related teaching activities
Key Stage 2 English, 1-2 lessons
EN3 Writing
Using ideas from the Hockerton Housing Project, write about the ways new areas of your school could be designed to minimise energy use.
Key Stage 2 Geography, 1-2 lessons
Knowledge and understanding of places
Discuss the ways that your school could become a more sustainable place. Think about water, energy use and encouraging bio diversity.
Key Stage 3 Design and Technology, Small project
1.1 Designing and making
Work in small groups to design a sustainable feature for your school entrance that could be used to encourage greater understanding of the impact buildings have on climate change.
Key Stage 3 Geography, 1 lesson
1.1 Place
Look at maps and photographs of housing in your local area. What are the main challenges facing sustainable housing development in rural and urban areas?
Key Stage 3 ICT, 1-2 lessons
2.3 Communicating Information
What could you do to measure the carbon footprint of your class? Create a table to illustrate your findings.
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