As education is probably the most important component in spreading the benefits and uses of solar cooking, Classroom resources will be the location for materials, and other appropriate resources, used for learning, and teaching others, about solar cooking.
Lesson plans
- Free solar oven curriculum for teachers - Grow NYC
- In this activity, students will learn about using the Sun’s energy to meet our needs. They will be introduced to concepts around solar energy needed for solar cooking (heat) – dark colours for absorbing sunlight, greenhouse effect, light colours for reflecting sunlight and insulation. Using this science knowledge, they will then construct and use a solar oven. Making a Solar Oven
- Solar cooking demonstration kit, ages 8 and up
- Hands-on solar cooker ideas with kids
- Cook Food Using the Sun - Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
- Grade school level comparison of two types of solar cookers
- Solar Cooking Lesson Plan, grades 6-8 Students experiment with a virtual solar cooker to discover the mathematical relationships among reflection, transmission and absorption. Students then apply their knowledge to building and testing a solar oven of their own invention.
- Creating a simple solar box cooker for grades 3-5, (2) hrs. req.
- Solar oven lesson plans for elementary and middle school students.
- Practical activities to investigate how the sun can be used for food preservation and cooking Provides a range of activities, suitable for mid-primary through to senior secondary school, allowing teachers to choose the level of activity most appropriate to their students’ needs. A little background information for teachers is also provided, as well as a list of additional resources that will provide teachers with more in-depth background information, ideas for assignments and/or more practical activities. Compiled by Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group, 2004.
- A lesson plan for using the building of a solar cooker as a method of teaching various scientific concepts
- Solar Box Cookers for Schools
Audio and video
thumb|300px|left|Solar ovens built by teens demonstrated
See also
External Links
- Check the Solar Cookers International (SCI) website as well, for educational resource materials contained in various articles and newsletters. More Information...