Students will conduct interviews and surveys to gather insights on what eco-friendly home features matter most to their community, fostering empathy and understanding of real user needs.

Students will synthesize their research findings to clearly define the environmental impact challenges related to construction materials, developing actionable problem statements that guide the ideation of eco-friendly housing solutions.

Students will brainstorm and sketch multiple eco-friendly home designs, evaluating materials and techniques that minimize environmental impact, inspired by collective research on synthetic and natural materials.

Students will collaboratively construct small-scale models incorporating eco-friendly features, using synthetic and natural materials to test their effectiveness in minimizing human environmental impact and sparking discussions about potential compromises in sustainable housing.

Students will present their findings and proposed solutions for eco-friendly home designs to fellow classmates and teachers, providing evidence for their designs' potential to minimize environmental impact, and engage in a feedback session to refine their ideas further.