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Climate Schools Programme science 1B: heat practical - solar oven

This practical science lesson, all about heat, gives students practical experience of building and testing devices.

Age group filter:
Secondary Ages 11 to 14
Delivery method filter:
Teacher-led
Enrichment activity type filter:
Lesson plan or classroom activity STEM Club
School subject:
Science

Green energy transition  

This is science practical 1B – heat of the Climate Schools Programme. The lesson is designed to: 

  • Get students thinking about designing devices to harness the energy of the sun 
  • Give students practical experience of building and testing a device 
  • Focus on green jobs 

You could teach the science lesson 1B – heat before this lesson if you wanted to

This resource includes: 

  • Climate Schools Programme lesson plan 
  • Climate Schools Programme slide deck practical 1B – heat
  • Climate Schools Programme student worksheets practical 1B – heat

The kit you will need to deliver this lesson includes: 

  • Cardboard boxes 
  • Scissors 
  • Sticky tape 
  • Black paper or card 
  • Wooden skewers  
  • Aluminium foil 
  • Clingfilm 

If testing: 

  • Thermometers or data loggers 
  • Bars of chocolate 

After this lesson you can also teach: