Object: design and build a solar cook to produce the hottest temperature Vocabulary: reflect, insulate, capture/trap, absorb, celsius, fahrenheit
Congratulation to our top two cooker!
Griffin at 122 degree Celsius
Mila at 104 degree Celsius
Do you want to know their temperatures in fahrenheit?
C=(F-32) 5/9
or
Grading Scale:
The temperature of your cooker will make or break your grade! The temperature will determine one of the two grades you will receive on this project.
2009 2010
A = 125 degrees plus! 220 degrees plus!
B = 91 -124 degrees 120-219 degrees
C = 76 – 90 76-119
D = 70 - 75 70-75
F = No project No project
Higher temperature would have been required this year however our thermometers maxed out at 120 and popped at 130! Wal-Mart has cheap oven thermometers that will be used next year.
Written Assignment: Solar Cooker Essay
--Use three different internet sources
About My Planet - Solar Cooking.org -Places of Use - These are just two I used.
--MLA citation of sources at bottom of the page
–use citation machine:http://citationmachine.net
--One page that answers:
What is a solar cooker?
How does it work?
Who uses it? Give real examples (two) you find in your research.
Where (what places) is it used?
Why is a solar cooker used?
--Make sure you underline/highlight the key words- who, what, when, where, why, and how in the paper.
--Paper can be typed or neatly written.
--Include pictures (drawn or printed) of two different types of solar cookers.
Due: Friday, May 1
