Rocío Ramírez #21

Claudia Villarreal #23

María Alicia Anastás #1

Daniela Portillo #20

Olaya Pérez #19

8C

Solar Oven-Large pizza box

-Ruler

-Black marker

-Cutter

-Aluminum foil

-Glue

-Scissors

-Clear plastic wrap

-Tape

-Black paper

Optional:

-Stick or plastic straw

-Laser pointer

Materials:

Science Fair

Is it possible to cook food in a

solar oven made with a pizza box?

Science Fair

Our Project is about making a solar oven with a pizza box.

It’s going to cook the food inside it in order to prove that you can cook food with the sun.

What is it about?

What is going to happen?

1. Use the ruler and black marker to draw a square on the pizza-box lid, leaving a 1-inch border.

2. With the cutter cut through three sides of the square you just drew, leaving the line at the rest of the box attached. Fold the flap back so that it stands up when the pizza-box lid is closed.

3. Cover the inner part of the flap with aluminum foil, smooth out wrinkles, and cut any excess.

4. Cut two square pieces of clear plastic wrap, each 1 square inch larger than the flap opening. Open the pizza-box and tape one piece of plastic to the underside of the hole so that the plastic covers it.

Solar Oven Sustainability

Our conclusion is that you can use the solar energy to cook food instead of using electricity.

The relationship between our project and Sustainability is that it includes the solar energy that is a natural resource.

5. Close the lid, and tape the second plastic sheet over the top of the hole, creating a window that helps keep the sun's heat in the box.

6. Glue or tape a layer of aluminum foil to the inside bottom of your pizza box.

7. Cover the foil layer in the box with sheets of black paper and glue them into place.

8. Place your solar oven outside in direct sunlight. Adjust the foil flap to find the best ray-reflecting angle, and use a stick, or a hard-plastic straw to keep the flap in place.

9. When you decide what to cook, place it on its own in the center of the oven, so that it is directly under the plastic wrap window. Close the lid leaving the foil flap propped up, and check on your food every 15 to 30 minutes.

The aluminum foil is used for reflecting the solar rays into the pizza box. The plastic sheet is used for maintaining the heat inside the box and the food will cook itself. The black paper is used to attract the solar rays into the box and in that way the box will be hot in less time.

Scientific Explanation

Conclusion

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