Lesson Planning

Compare the materials used to build homes in the Kumaon region with those used for your own house.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To begin to consider the impact of new technologies on the homes we live in and to think about why they haven’t impacted the homes in a remote Kumaoni village.
• To understand why different materials are used to build houses in different regions, considering climate, availability and value.
• To identify and compare the materials used for building homes in different regions of the world from photos of different homes, and from their own home.

Children will:

• Look at typical Kumaoni homes and compare them to their own homes.
• Consider materials available for building houses and begin to understand that some are better than others for homes in different regions.
• Begin to consider the impact of new technologies on the homes we live in and will think about why they haven’t impacted the homes in a remote Kumaoni village.