Making Solar Cookers and Learning about Reflective Surfaces
Reference Section:
The Learning Federation (2004). Energy from the sun: design a solar cooker and start cooking. Retrieved Oct. 1, 2012, from http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/tlfefsdsc/index.html
Grade Level: 4
Subject: Science
Brief Description of Activity:
Students will learn about reflection and solar heat when they go to the webpage http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/tlfefsdsc/index.html where they will design a solar cooker. They will be able to manipulate the variables of their solar cooker in order to generate the right amount of heat for their food and learn which surfaces reflect the most heat and light.
General Learner Outcome:
· Identify sources of light, describe the interaction of light with different materials, and infer the pathway of a light beam.
Specific Learner Outcomes:
· recognize that light can be reflected and that shiny surfaces, such as polished metals and mirrors, are good reflectors.
ICT Outcomes:
C. 1.2.1 access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)
C.1.3.5 analyze and synthesize information to create a product
C.6.3.2 identify the appropriate materials and tools to use in order to accomplish a plan of action
C.6.3.3 evaluate choices and the progress in problem solving, then redefine the plan of action as appropriate
C.6.3.4 pose and test solutions to problems by using computer applications, such as computer-assisted design or simulation/modeling software
C.6.3.5 create a simulation or a model by using technology that permits the making of inferences
C.6. 4.4 generate new understandings of problematic situations by using some form of technology to facilitate the process
C.7.1.4 make predictions based on organized information
P.5.1.2 access hyper linked sites on an intranet or the Internet
Rationale for Computer Integration:
By utilizing this site, students can then go through their own process of trial and error where they can manipulate their solar cooker and see whether their attempt at cooking the food was successful or not. They can then apply this to real-life situations and context (the students can then build their own at home, or when they see one, understand why and how it works).
The Learning Federation (2004). Energy from the sun: design a solar cooker and start cooking. Retrieved Oct. 1, 2012, from http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/tlfefsdsc/index.html
Grade Level: 4
Subject: Science
Brief Description of Activity:
Students will learn about reflection and solar heat when they go to the webpage http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/tlfefsdsc/index.html where they will design a solar cooker. They will be able to manipulate the variables of their solar cooker in order to generate the right amount of heat for their food and learn which surfaces reflect the most heat and light.
General Learner Outcome:
· Identify sources of light, describe the interaction of light with different materials, and infer the pathway of a light beam.
Specific Learner Outcomes:
· recognize that light can be reflected and that shiny surfaces, such as polished metals and mirrors, are good reflectors.
ICT Outcomes:
C. 1.2.1 access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)
C.1.3.5 analyze and synthesize information to create a product
C.6.3.2 identify the appropriate materials and tools to use in order to accomplish a plan of action
C.6.3.3 evaluate choices and the progress in problem solving, then redefine the plan of action as appropriate
C.6.3.4 pose and test solutions to problems by using computer applications, such as computer-assisted design or simulation/modeling software
C.6.3.5 create a simulation or a model by using technology that permits the making of inferences
C.6. 4.4 generate new understandings of problematic situations by using some form of technology to facilitate the process
C.7.1.4 make predictions based on organized information
P.5.1.2 access hyper linked sites on an intranet or the Internet
Rationale for Computer Integration:
By utilizing this site, students can then go through their own process of trial and error where they can manipulate their solar cooker and see whether their attempt at cooking the food was successful or not. They can then apply this to real-life situations and context (the students can then build their own at home, or when they see one, understand why and how it works).