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In this design-based activity, learners explore environments, ecosystems, energy flow and organism interactions by creating a model biodome. Learners become engineers who create model ecosystems.

Learners apply their knowledge of heat transfer to design two cans - one that will retain heat and one that will cool down quickly.

In this two-part activity, learners work in pairs to examine the four basic stages of a turbine engine.

In this activity, learners explore the devices used over time to measure changes in temperature.

In this activity, learners explore how the power of the sun can be harnessed to heat and cool a building.

In this activity, learners explore how engineers have met the challenge of keeping foods, liquids, and other items cool.

Learners test two jars containing soil, one covered and one open, for changes in temperature. After placing the jars in the Sun, learners discover that the covered jar cools down more slowly.

Learners test two jars, one containing plain air and one containing carbon dioxide gas, to see their reactions to temperature changes.

How does a green roof, or roof covered by plants, affect the temperature of the inside and outside of a building? Learners design and build houses to find out the answer.

Learners test two jars containing hot water, one covered with plastic and one open, for changes in temperature.

Learners test two jars of ice water, one covered and one open, for changes in temperature. After placing the jars in the sun, learners discover that the covered jar cools down more slowly.

In this activity, learners determine whether thermal energy can be used for work.

In this activity, learners are asked to examine the differences between two materials in a pair.

This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.

In this activity, learners are challenged to design, build and test a birdhouse that will stay cool in the sun.

This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Lift Off) is a full inquiry investigation into the engineering challenges of sending scientific sensors into space.

This lesson challenges groups of learners to design and construct a wind generator with the most electrical output.