Students act as environmental engineers to solve a real-world ecosystem crisis (soil erosion) by building an "Abiotic Anchor" to protect biotic factors in a coastal habitat.

Students explore the delicate balance of ecosystem communities by engineering a "Population Mobile" that demonstrates how the removal of one species impacts the entire dependency web.

Focusing on plant responses to seasonal changes, students engineer a "Dormancy Deck"—a protective structure designed to help a plant model survive a simulated winter freeze.

Students investigate how temperature affects animal survival in the desert by engineering a "Cooling Cave" that uses physical environmental characteristics to reduce heat.

Students design and build a model aquatic habitat to observe and record interactions between living fish (models) and non-living components like water, rocks, and bubbles.

Students investigate how populations and communities of organisms are dependent on one another and their environment by engineering a "Dependency Web" that maintains stability during environmental changes.

Students examine the complex interactions between biotic and abiotic factors by engineering solutions to protect an ecosystem from environmental stressors.

Focusing on animal migration, hibernation, and plant dormancy, students engineer shelters that protect against temperature and precipitation changes.

Students investigate how environmental characteristics like rainfall support life by building models of environments and testing how they sustain plant and animal models.

Students explore the basic needs of living things and their interactions in a terrarium environment by engineering a "Mini-Home" that provides shelter and basic resources.

An introductory lesson on catastrophic natural events and the vocabulary used to describe them, focusing on geological and meteorological disasters.

Students research, plan, and construct a detailed 3D diorama of a specific ecosystem, focusing on the interactions between biotic and abiotic factors and the energy flow within their chosen environment.

As Environmental Restoration Specialists, students analyze the impact of changes like invasive species or drought on a food web and design data-driven solutions to protect energy flow.

Students model the role of the Sun and decomposers as Energy Systems Engineers, mapping complex food webs with color-coded "Energy Lines" to show matter cycling.