Classroom resources

Education is one of the most important components in spreading the uses and benefits of solar cooking. The classroom resources below can be used for learning, and for teaching others about solar cooking.
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*December 2024: Solar Education Project additional resources page - Global Development Solutions
*October 2018: School for the Deaf and the Blind offers solar cooking - Students at the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind were given an introduction to solar cooking in a recent class. They were given the opportunity to try a solar oven by cooking sweet potatoes which were grown on the school's own farm. Read more...
*September 2018: An eighth-grade teacher from the Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School in Lake Arrowhead, , USA was awarded a 20,000 USD grant to expand Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in his classroom. Solar cooking is set to be used as a means demonstrate the power of solar energy for his students. 
*May 2017: Solar cooking project builds on STEAM - Middle school students were exposed to a multi-facetted lesson plan, with their challenge to design and build their own solar cooker. The lesson met the requirements for STEAM recognition. To qualify, a project typically integrates each of the core classes, including math, science, language arts and social studies. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. 
*April 2017: Special pricing to benefit teachers - To show support for teachers this solar cooking season, Solar Cookers International is offering a $5 discount on any order of a CooKit solar cooker while supplies last. 
*August 2016: Children learn about their solar future - At a week-long day camp in Minneapolis, , USA, young participants learned how solar energy will integrate into their coming lives. They learned to build solar lanterns, design a solar oven to bake a cake, and working in teams, design their own solar-powered devices. Read more...
==Lesson plans==
===Elementary school===
*November 2020: Instructions to make a Kid's Copenhagen Light panel cooker (Solar Education Project)
* Solar Cooking Education in the Classroom: Activities and Experiments Lesson Plans - Global Development Solutions
* - Alison Davis
*Grade school level comparison of two types of solar cookers-PBS Learning Center
* - A 6th grade classroom exercise that includes the construction of of small test cookers for the students - One Earth Designs
*Creating a simple solar box cooker for grades 3-5, (2) hrs. req.
*Make Sun S'mores - NASA
===Middle school===
* Solar Cooking Education in the Classroom: Activities and Experiments Lesson Plans - Global Development Solutions
*Solar Cooker Project - Grade level 5-8
*The Fun-Panel solar cooker is a very good design to build in construction workshops. Please see .
*Build a Solar cooker - Living on the Moon - NASA
*Solar Oven - NASA
===High school===
*June 2019: School of Engineering and Sciences developing solar cooking technology into their curriculum
*January 2018:  - Hezi Yizhaq & Daniel Feuermann
*March 2017:  - Hezi Yizhaq, Daniel Feuermann
* Making a Solar Oven - In this activity, students will learn about using the Sun’s energy to meet our needs. They will be introduced to concepts around solar energy needed for solar cooking (heat) – dark colours for absorbing sunlight, greenhouse effect, light colours for reflecting sunlight and insulation. Using this science knowledge, they will then construct and use a solar oven.
*The Fun-Panel solar cooker is a very good design to build in construction workshops. Please see .
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* - Solar Cookers International
*Other handbooks and training materials
*September 2018: Solar Cookers are Tools for Education - Global Development Solutions
*March 2018:  - Mary Buchenic
*January 2018: Networking to Advance the Use of Solar Cookers as Educational Tools in the Classroom (, ) - Mary Buchenic, et al
*January 2018:  - Hezi Yizhaq & Daniel Feuermann
*January 2018:  - Juan Bello Llorente
*January 2017:  - Susan T. Schleith, Penny Hall, and Onkar Shinde
*January 2017:  - Hezi Yizhaq and Daniel Feuermann
*January 2017:  - Shyam Nandwani
*December 2016:  - Mary Buchenic
*January 2016:  - Juan Bello Llorente
*June 2004: - Birgit Siefert
* - Sharat K. Chand
* - Shawn Reeves
==Books==
===Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea===
By Elizabeth Suneby
Iqbal learns that his school's upcoming sustainability fair has the theme of sustainability, and comes up with the perfect idea for his entry: He will design a stove that doesn't produce smoke, win the prize, and help his family's health.
Details and purchasing information...
==Audio and video==
*January 2017:
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*February 2016: Engaging Students in Cross-Curricular Solar Cooker Lessons - Want to know how to inspire and educate the next generation of solar cookers? Expert science teacher Mary Buchenic will explain how solar cooking can be taught across disciplines and to meet curriculum standards. Learn how to teach 1500 children and their families about solar cooking, just like Mary has done. Webinar recordings are available for free to SCI Associates. Click here to join the SCI Association or login and view.
*June 2009:
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==Articles in the media==
*February 2020: Solar cooker project for Inzuzwenhle learners - Maritzburg Sun
*February 2019: Wellesley author’s book has kids cooking with solar power - The Swellesley Report
==See also==
*Promoting solar cooking
*Handbooks and training materials
*Solar cooking slide decks
*EZ-3 Solar Cooker
*Aluminum Roasting Pan Solar Cooker
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*Solar cooking projects carried out by local youth
*Solar Sisters
*Online courses
==External Links==
* Cooking Using Solar Power - LGCY Solar
*http://energyteachers.org (The network for educators interested in energy production and use)
*Appropedia's sun-related calculations page - With many calculations and formulae related to the sun.
Category:Solar cooking promotion
Category:Youth