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Solar Ovens

Mr. Mouse wants to build a solar oven to melt cheese in a sustainable way. Students will work in pairs to design and build a solar oven out of recycled materials that can harness heat from the sun to melt a slice of cheese. Over the course of 6 lessons, they will research solar energy, design their ovens, build prototypes, test their designs, evaluate their results, and present their final projects to the class.

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Solar Ovens

Mr. Mouse wants to build a solar oven to melt cheese in a sustainable way. Students will work in pairs to design and build a solar oven out of recycled materials that can harness heat from the sun to melt a slice of cheese. Over the course of 6 lessons, they will research solar energy, design their ovens, build prototypes, test their designs, evaluate their results, and present their final projects to the class.

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YEAR 3

SOLAR OVENS
Mr Mouse has tried every type of cheese under

the sun! He's tried mozzarella cheese, cheddar

cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and

even blue cheese, but has NEVER tried melted

cheese before. Mr Mouse is a very sustainable

mouse and desperately wants a solar powered

over. Can Mr Mouse count on you to help?

YOUR TASK
In pairs, you will design and build

a solar oven from recycled

materials. The problem is, it must

make its own heat to melt a slice

of cheese. Are you up for the

challenge?!
GENERATE YOUR IDEAS
Recall our class discussion on

what solar energy is and how to

collect it. What recycled

materials coud you use to

harnesss and transfer this light

and heat energy?


PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS
1. Must be made from recycled materials.

2. The oven must be able to harness heat

from the sun.

3. The cheese inside must completely melt.

4. Everyone uses the same type and size of

cheese.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1 hour per lesson

We will look at what sustainable energy is and explore how it is


LESSON 1: used around our world.

We will research what types of materials collect solar energy

LESSON 2: and brainstorm what recycled materials we could use to do the

same.

In pairs, you will design your solar ovens through brainstorms and
LESSON 3: sketches.

In the same pairs, you will begin building your solar ovens based
LESSON 4: on your designs.

As a class, we will run trials for each of the solar ovens. This will

LESSON 5: test what oven designs do and don't work. Here, you can make

necessary corrections.

You and your partner will now put your ovens to the test. Here,
LESSON 6: you will time how long your cheese takes to melt and use a

thermometer to measure how hot your oven gets. You will then

reflect on and evaluate your design.

EVALUATION
Did your oven heat up?

If so, how long did it take?

What temperature did your oven reach?

Did the cheese melt?

PRESENTATION
You will present your oven to the class

before testing it. You must state what

materials you used and why.

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