STEAM Project

Your task is to create a solar cooker that can pasteurize water and make it safe to drink by raising the temperature of 200 mL of water from room temperature to at least 65˚C. The container for the water must be an aluminum soda can. Your design should be sturdy enough to withstand frequent use, cost less than $5 to build (less than $1.50 to earn full points), and allow you to easily measure the temperature of the water every 30 minutes. The top functioning and lowest costing designs will win the challenge. Good luck!

Handouts / Power Points:

• Solar Cooker Project Overview
• Solar Cooking Video Questions (National Geographic)
• Solar Cooker Web Quest
• Practice Designing a Box Solar Cooker
• Design Plan Directions
• Calculating Costs
• Presentation Guidelines
• Solar Cooker Testing Data
• Creating a Line Graph Using Google Sheets
• Project Rubric