This activity allows students to become building inspectors, identifying features that can help or hurt energy conservation.

In this simple experiment, students learn about the insulating characteristics of soil and how this relates to energy efficiency.

People use energy in all aspects of their lives - for cooking, lighting and entertainment. Much of this energy use takes place in buildings, such as our homes. To save money and reduce the impact on our environment, many people are...

Go green at home by saving energy, water, food. Learn how to conserve.

Help the Pharaoh design a better tomb by investigating insulation materials.

Conserve energy with Plasma, LCD, HDTV television sets at home. TV saving tips.

In this science fair project, you will investigate the different uses of electricity in your home. By identifying appliances, and determining how much energy they use, as well as which are phantom loaders, you can determine if there are...

When we get hot, we sweat. The physiological role of sweat is to cool us down. When the water evaporates, it removes energy from our bodies. This sort of evaporative cooling can also be used to cool homes, using what are referred to as...

The role of insulation in preventing heat loss is discussed. The concept of thermal resistance is introduced and explained. Understandable language but no graphics.