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    The students constructed a solar cooker using cardboard and tin foil to create a parabolic shape with a focus point. They placed a hot dog at the focus point and set the cooker in the sun for 3 hours to cook the hot dog. While Sara wrote the paper, Logan did the calculations and determined the width was 24 inches and height was 9 inches. The students enjoyed building and testing the solar cooker but felt they could improve the design and strength of the rotisserie if given more time.

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    The students constructed a solar cooker using cardboard and tin foil to create a parabolic shape with a focus point. They placed a hot dog at the focus point and set the cooker in the sun for 3 hours to cook the hot dog. While Sara wrote the paper, Logan did the calculations and determined the width was 24 inches and height was 9 inches. The students enjoyed building and testing the solar cooker but felt they could improve the design and strength of the rotisserie if given more time.

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    Solar Cooker Lab: By: Sara Heines and Logan Owen

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    The students constructed a solar cooker using cardboard and tin foil to create a parabolic shape with a focus point. They placed a hot dog at the focus point and set the cooker in the sun for 3 hours to cook the hot dog. While Sara wrote the paper, Logan did the calculations and determined the width was 24 inches and height was 9 inches. The students enjoyed building and testing the solar cooker but felt they could improve the design and strength of the rotisserie if given more time.

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    Solar Cooker Lab

    By: Sara Heines and Logan Owen.

    Problem:
    Construct a solar cooker using a parabolic shape.

    Materials:
    Cardboard
    Duct Tape
    Tin Foil
    Hot Dog
    Motor
    Kabob Sticks

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    4.

    Procedure:
    Use the tin foil and cardboard to create a satellite-dish shape.
    Find the focus point of your parabola and set the hot dog there.
    Set the cooker out in the sun for about 3 hours.
    Record.

    Roles:
    Sara and Logan built the solar cooker.
    Logan did the calculations while Sara wrote the paper.
    Calculations:
    Width = 24 (61cm)
    Height = 9 (2.5cm)

    Ideas for Improvement:


    1. Lift the hotdog off the foil.
    2. Make it more of a satellite shape.
    3. Make the rotisserie stronger.
    This project was really fun! We had a fun time building and testing the cooker. If we
    had more time we wouldve had time to think about the actual design and how we
    were going to incorporate the rotisserie. Time wasnt a major issue though. This was
    one of our favorite labs!

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