Suggested Searches

Design a Shoebox Solar Home

Image of two cardboard box solar homes.
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.3 – The Sun’s energy drives Earth’s climate…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
  • Light
  • Sun
Material Cost per Learner $1 – $5
Language English

Explore solar energy and insulation with this hands-on experiment. In this activity students explore how energy from the Sun can be collected and used to heat buildings.