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June 4, 2012 by Jenae - 28 Comments
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Make Your Own Solar Oven

I’m a little sad that all the fun and fascinating science experiments are coming to an end…this is the very last one! I hope you have enjoyed this series as much as we have!

This last “experiment” will be lots of fun to try this summer…make your own s’mores or even melt cheese on top of individual-sized pizzas!

Here’s what you’ll need:  a pizza box, aluminum foil, box cutter (or knife), permanent marker, ruler, Elmer’s glue, plastic cling wrap, black construction paper, and tape.

I took step-by-step photos of the process, but then I decided it would be much easier to share this video with you instead as there are several steps…

 

 

My friend Stacie over at Motherhood on a Dime also shares a simpler solar s’mores snack.

 

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Comments

  1. Tonia says

    June 4, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Perfect project to go with the Curious George episode where the power goes out and he cooks lasagne in a solar oven. S’mores are much more realistic. Thanks for all your ideas.

    Reply
  2. Visit today says

    June 4, 2012 at 11:10 am

    My family and I are planing to go camping, this is a great idea!!! Safer way then having a campfire to do smores!!!

    Reply
  3. School Sparks Renee says

    June 4, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    What a great idea! I’m going to try this with my grandsons. I think they’ll love it! Renee

    Reply
  4. Jen says

    June 4, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    This is great! One of our favorite episodes of Curious George has George making the same thing to cook a lasagne!

    Reply
  5. monique says

    June 5, 2012 at 8:09 am

    This is awesome. It looks so hard, but I’m glad it worked for you. Maybe we’ll try this one weekend after we order pizza.

    Reply
  6. Colleen says

    October 22, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    I love this idea to teach heat energy. How hot does it need to be outside for it to work?

    Reply
    • Dave says

      June 8, 2015 at 6:46 am

      The temperature outdoors isn’t that important, though it won’t work well in Winter. As long as the heat generated is kept in the box, your oven will work. Make sure it’s a nice sunny day and you will have great results.

      Reply
      • Jenae says

        June 10, 2015 at 10:44 am

        Thanks for the comment, Dave! :)

        Reply
  7. Marcia Hagedorn says

    June 13, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    Love the idea!

    Reply
  8. Luann fronk says

    July 11, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Thank you for sharing your information. I appreciate that you’ve put the fun ideas together.

    Reply
  9. Beth says

    August 2, 2015 at 2:44 pm

    This looks fun!

    Reply
  10. mindy pearce says

    June 2, 2016 at 11:12 am

    Very cool!!

    Reply
  11. Cordula says

    June 10, 2016 at 4:43 am

    What a great idea! My pupils will love it!!!
    Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Julie Jahay says

    September 11, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    Good Idea

    Reply

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