Solar Oven – SCOPES-DF

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Age Ranges
8-11,
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Studio 5
Studio 5
Informal educator
In line with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology’s Digital Youth Strategy, STUDIO 5 is mainly aimed at nurturing youth as digital learners by sharpening their 21st century learning skills, as they develop in an all-pervasive digital environment. In… Read More

Summary

During this workshop, young participants (7-10 years old) will assemble a portable solar oven using cardboard and transparent PVC vinyl. They will put their creation to the test by cooking a delicious breakfast meal using the power of the sun!

What You'll Need

Lesson Plan: English

Lesson Plan: Arabic

Presentation

Illustrator file for cardboard

Clear PVC Vinyl

Binder Clips

Brass Fasteners

Aluminum Tape

Velcro

The Instructions

Presentation

Follow through the presentation to understand more about Solar Ovens and how they work.

 

What is a Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab)?

 

 

What types of machines exist within a FabLab?

 

 

Here are the 4 zones in the Studio5 FabLab

 

 

 

Examples of DIY

 

 

What is a Solar Oven?

 

 

Here are some of the different types of Ovens

 

 

Benefits of Solar Oven

 

 

How does a Solar oven work?

 

 

Watch an informative video on How Solar Ovens work!

 

 

Learn about the Greenhouse effect!

 

Build your Solar Oven!

Let us get into how to build your very own Solar Oven.

Materials required

 

 

Step 1: Place the front side of the cardboard facing up

 

 

Step 2: Stick aluminum tape on the front side of the cardboard

 

 

Step 3: Flip the cardboard to its backside

 

 

Step 4: Stick the Velcro on the cardboard as shown in the diagram

 

 

Step 5: Take your transparent PVC vinyl that you created using the illustrator template

 

 

Step 6: Stick the Velcro pieces to the PVC Vinyl as shown in the diagram