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Time: 10 class periods.

People: groups of four students.

Money: none.

Energy: human energy, solar energy.

Knowledge: principles of solar energy, food handling.

Tools: hot glue gun, oven mitts, wire cutter

Materials: aluminum foil, cardboard boxes, cardboard scraps, cooking bags, cooking thermometer, glue, insulating material, newspaper, oatmeal container, paper, pencils, plastic wrap, scissors, tape, wire hanger.

Food Ingredients: a hot dog, marshmallows, 2 graham crackers, a chocolate bar, 4 cookies.

Minimum size: 15" x 15". Maximum size: 30" x 30".

Other Criteria

• The device must be safe (e.g., no dangerously sharp points, heat should not burn).
• When building the cooker and cooking your recipes, be sure to keep the device clean.
• Attention must be paid to aesthetics in design and construction.
• The device must heat a hot dog to an internal temperature of 300 degrees F.
• The device must be able to warm up a cookie.
• The device must be able to melt the chocolate and marshmallow in a s'more.