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S’mores in a Solar Oven

SolarOvenSmoresAfter testing out our Solar Oven by melting cheese, I thought my boys might appreciate cooking something they actually got to eat.

readyWe got the idea from the same site we got the directions on how to build the solar oven from.

homemadeIt seemed like the chocolate melted right away but that the marshmallows took a while to get soft.

kitsolarBy the time the marshmallow was soft the chocolate had made a mess.

messyIt was really good but our oven’s got messy also.

I would suggest just putting the marshmallow in on a cracker.

Have you ever made a solar oven?

What did you cook in it?

I think I want to made chocolate bars next!

Building Solar Oven’s ~Embrace the Camera

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Here is my shot for the day!

Check out Emily and Ashley’s blogs to see what “Embrace the Camera” is about.

solarsciencekitWe built this solar oven from a science kit as well as one from a shoebox.

We modelled the shoebox oven after the Pizza Box Solar Oven found here.

panelsMy youngest built the one from the kit.

glueWhile my oldest built his from scratch.

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inside

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shoeboxI cut out the top flap for the shoebox and helped tape the aluminium foil as well as the ziplock bag we used for the top.

packingtapeI added packing tape to try and keep the stick from moving around.

journalThe boys wrote down what they thought would happen in their science journals.

startWe put pieces of cheese in them and waited to see how long they took to melt.

waitingThis is how the boys killed time waiting.

cheesemelt45mins later the shoebox won!!!

winner

donelaterIt took the kit oven ten more minutes to melt.

This was a fun easy project!

I am hoping we can try popping popcorn or making s’mores on the next sunny day as well as think up ways to improve our oven.

Have you ever made a solar oven?

What did you use to make it?

I would love to make one like this!