1. Student’s Sheet
THE GREENEST MUSEUM ON EARTH
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
PRE-VIEWING
This video is about the building of the greenest museum in the world. It talks
about sustainable architecture.
In groups of five, answer these questions:
1. What kind of museum do you think it is?
( ) arts
( ) natural history
( ) collection
2. What do you think makes the museum green?
WHILE-VIEWING
Check the aspects which make this museum green:
( ) reduction of energy consumption
( ) plumbing installations that harvest rain water
( ) solar panels
( ) gray water systems to recycle waste water
( ) recycled steel
( ) lumber harvested from sustainable-yield forests
( ) recycled denim insulation
( ) wood for cabinets comes from a local park
( ) Solar powered elevators
( ) The public environment is naturally cooled

2. POST-VIEWING
In pairs, think about the two places where you probably spend most of your
time: home, working place, for example. What aspects of these places could
conceivably - without overwhelming investment or inconvenience – be made
more “green”? Discuss these “green” living and/or work-place alternatives and
share your list with the whole group.