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Solar Cookers & Ovens Projects
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Construct and explain the operation of a solar cooker.
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Can you build a second solar oven that will work more efficiently than the first one?
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Is a homemade solar oven effective in locations where the atmospheric temperature is relatively low.
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Reflective Material in Solar Ovens
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What is the Effect of Magnification on Heat in a Solar Oven?
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Which solar cooker works better: a box solar cooker or a funnel solar cooker?
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Discover which shape of parabolic solar oven, between a trough and a cone, would reach a higher temperature quicker, and if insulation would make a difference in reaching higher temperatures
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How to cook potatoes with the sun?
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Do different interior designs of a solar oven affect its performance?
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Construct and explain the operation of a solar furnace.
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See if a solar furnace can generate temperatures hot enough to make glass, and to determine how different factors affect the maximum temperature.
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Build a solar tracking device for a solar cooker.
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Describe alternative energy sources and outline advantages and disadvantages of any source.
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Solar Cooking Resources
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Renewable Energy Resources
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Solar Energy (Cells & Panels) Resources
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Electricity Basics
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Electronics Tutorials and Circuits
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Electrical Safety
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The Solar Car Book
A complete kit for making a cool solar racecar.
Everything is included: wheels, axles, motors, wires and a genuine one-volt solar cell.
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