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Lesson / Scavenger Hunt: Sustainability

What is Sustainability?
Sustainability is a Core Value at Caterpillar. For 90 years, Caterpillar has been providing equipment andsolutions that help make sustainable progress possible around the world. At Caterpillar, we recognize that
progress involves a balance of environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic growth. We
enable economic growth through infrastructure development, and we play critical roles in solving some of
the world's toughest challenges associated with energy, water, land and climate. We also donate time, talentand financial resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where we work and live.

Let’s go on a journey together through the Caterpillar Visitors Center to learn more about
how Caterpillar focuses on sustainability.
Instructions: Begin in the lobby (questions 1-2), then proceed to the movie in the 797F Mining Truck. Afterthe movie, continue your scavenger hunt in the lower level exhibit galleries. The questions follow the orderof the galleries.
LOBBY
1. The Caterpillar Visitors Center achieved LEED GOLD Certification for its many sustainable features.
There are several solar panels on the roof of the Caterpillar parking deck. On a sunny day, these solar
panels can supply up to 75% of the power needed in this building.
2. The Caterpillar Visitors Center has on-site rain water retention and can cut our water usage by 85 %.

797F Mining Truck Welcome Movie: While watching the movie, listen for the words RECYCLE,SUSTAIN and SUSTAINABLE. Did you hear them?
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HERITAGE
3. In the 1930s, Caterpillar equipment helped build the HOOVER DAM to control floods, provide irrigationwater and produce hydroelectric power for three states.
4. In 2006, Caterpillar released its first Sustainability Report. This report demonstrates the ways in which
Caterpillar’s business links to sustainable efforts around the world.
BRAND
5. The Caterpillar Brand and its portfolio cover a wide range of industries around the globe. When you seeor hear the name Caterpillar or one of the affiliate brands, you know you are working with a leader
COMMITTED to making sustainable progress possible.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
6. Caterpillar research is focused on finding new ways to increase efficiency, decrease cost, improve
productivity and safety, and reduce the impact on the ENVIRONMENT .
CATERPILLAR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
7. Caterpillar encourages employees to practice CONSERVATION and efficiency. It is good for Caterpillar
people and the environment, and at the same time, it reduces the cost for the customer.
8. Caterpillar Cast Metals Organization (CMO) is located in Mapleton, Illinois, where they craft diesel engine
components that are the heart of Cat® machines across the globe. CMO supports sustainable growth byusing nearly 100 percent recycled steel as the base material.
PEOPLE AT WORK
9. Caterpillar encourages all employees to participate in community activities that promote the common
good. We believe our successes should also contribute to the quality of life, and the prosperity andsustainability of COMMUNITIES where we work and live.
10. Sustainability: The Power of Endurance. We are committed to building a better world. We consider thisas we work toward a vision of a world in which people’s basic human needs—such as SHELTER ,CLEAN WATER , EDUCATION and RELIABLE ENERGY— are fulfilled.
POWER SYSTEMS
11. Tier 4 Final – VISUAL DISPLAY OPPORTUNITY – show students the containers which compare reduction inparticulate matter.
REMAN
12. Caterpillar customers are asking for help to meet their sustainability challenges, and Caterpillar delivers
solutions like the CAT CERTIFIED REBUILD and the CERTIFIED POWER TRAIN programs.
Be sure to stop in the Job Site Theater (located under the 797F Mining Truck) to watch the film
The Green Room. Discuss the film back in your classroom.
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