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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.

In this activity, learners make a miniature greenhouse or "terrarium" to explore the greenhouse effect.

In this activity, learners discover how solar energy can be used to heat water.

In this activity, challenge learners to keep an ice cube from completely melting in 30 minutes. Learners engineer a box or wrap to prevent an ice cube from melting.

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

In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how passive solar design increases energy efficiency.

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