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Print-&-Play Activities
Educate and inspire at expos, events, meetings, and in classrooms and youth programs with Buildy Green's print-and-play activities!
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As part of its mission, the CZYI offers the outreach tools below for ready download by educators and individuals. For corporate licensing of materials, bulk orders of Buildy Green, It Takes a Team book or to sponsor Buildy Green's story in your community, please contact below. ​
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Make A Mini Buildy Green!
Miniature paper model activity
Time: 10 minutes
​Age range: 10+
Supplies Needed:
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White Cardstock (recommended) or paper
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Scissors
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2-way tape (recommended) or glue
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Construct a mini Buildy Green! Peak inside Buildy's water and HVAC systems, check out the green roof and solar panels on top, and find Buildy's underground geothermal system! ​​
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Make A Green Building!
(Simpler) miniature paper model
Time: 3-5 minutes
​Age range: 6+
Supplies Needed:
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White Cardstock (recommended) or paper
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Scissors
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2-way tape (recommended) or glue
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Construct a simple green building, featuring solar panels, a green roof, smart HVAC system, geothermal system, and greywater water recycling ​​
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​​​​​How Will You Make Better Buildings?
Career Exploration "Fortune Teller"
​Age range: 7+ Print-out hands-on activity (5 minutes)
Featuring career profiles for:
Architects - Structural Engineers - Construction Managers - Materials Producers - Materials Scientists - Facilities Managers - Deconstruction Experts - Electrical Engineers
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Note: this print-out is offered in two versions; one for printers that can print close to the edge of standard 8.5x11 page and one that is slightly smaller, and requires trimming but works for printers that require a margin.​​
ECO Mission: Materials Game
Print-and-play board game
​Age range: 10+
(25-30 minutes)
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In this board game, work as a team to complete the material life cycle with the lowest possible carbon score before the time runs out. Teams travel through raw materials extraction, transportation, processing, construction, and end-of-life/reuse stages, learning about how different factors affect the upfront, or embodied, carbon of materials.
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