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The Solar Cooker Project

Level 1 = Pasteurize Water

Level 2 = Pasteurize Water and Cook Rice & Beans

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To study and learn about...

◦Alternative Energy Sources

◦Environmental impacts of energy

consumption and production

◦Geopolitical implications

Why are we doing this?

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• On your own or with a partner you will research, design and participate in a solar oven cook-off.

• Required Outcomes: Report and Blueprints, Oven, Recipe or Data Collection

• Do Not Spend over $10 for supplies.

The Project...

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Included in your final report.

1. Completed Preliminary Research Questions and your choice on the design.

2. What your construction materials are and supply a reasoning behind your choice.

3. Completed design or “Blueprint” of your oven.

4. A discussion of the problems encountered during

construction and operation, how the problems were

resolved and changes you would make for future

construction.

5. Any observations, measurements, calculations, results

and conclusions of experiments done during testing

6. Recipe

Requirements of Final Report

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Answer the following questions in a google doc as you research solar cookers.

1. What is the process for the pasteurization of water?2. How does pasteurization work? 3. What other products are pasteurized and which of

them do you consume4. Exactly which countries in the world use solar cookers

in villages?5. Why do they use solar cookers and what do they use

them for?6. What type of solar cooker (panel, parabolic, or box)

will you or your group construct?7. What are two reasons for your choice?8. Explain one problem solved from using solar cookers

in Africa.

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1. Best Dish

2. Most Environmentally

Friendly Dish

3. Hottest Oven

Special Awards

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1. Project Overview - Day 1

2. Preliminary Research - Day 2

3. Materials List - Day 2/3

4. Oven Design - Day 3

5. Oven Build - Day 4? (at home)

6. Oven Test/Data Collection - Day 5

7. Redesign and Adjustments - Day 5/6

8. Level I or II - Day 5/6

9. Final Report - Day 7

10. Cook-Off - Day 8

Project Timeline

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Reflection Questions

1. What was the highest temperature that your cooker reached either in testing or during the cook-off?

2. Were you surprised by your results? Why or why not?3. What would change in your design for further tests to

improve performance? ("Nothing" is not allowed). Why would you change this? Are there other variables beside temperature that you would like to test?