COOKING WITH THE SUN!

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

• We know:
• The sun provides energy to all living things.
• The sun gives off heat.
• The sun can be used to cook food.
• The sun makes food for plants and is a renewable energy source.

QUESTIONS

• We wanted to know if we could cook food in a shoebox?
• We wanted to know how long it would take?
• We wanted to know what types of food we could cook in the solar oven?

PREDICTIONS

MATERIALS

• Shoeboxes
• Aluminum foil
• Black paper/plastic bags
• Tape
• Glue

CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE

• We claimed that it would take the ovens 10 to 30 minutes to cook smores.
• We based this on an earlier experiment we did on Friday. The weather was partly cloudy.(cooler)
• Monday the weather was sunny with little wind and few clouds.
• We also based this on how much heat loss and heat gain we would have during the process.
• We felt that Monday would give better results because the weather was better.(warmer)

CONCLUSION

• The s'mores cooked faster on Monday than Friday!
• The clouds and wind made it hard to conduct the experiment on Friday!

FINAL REFLECTIONS

• We would have materials that we can clean easily!
• We would find better places where there is not much shade!
• We could find a place with little wind.
• We would focus on making ovens that have little heat loss.