Session:
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Physics and Society
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Paper Type:
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Contributed
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Title:
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Solar Cookers, a Multiple-topic Apparatus for Lifelong Learning
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Meeting:
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2014 Winter Meeting: Orlando, Florida |
Location:
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Date:
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Time:
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11:40AM
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Author:
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Shawn Reeves, EnergyTeachers.org
607-216-7289, shawn@energyteachers.org
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Co-Author(s):
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None
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Abstract:
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We will discuss building and using solar cookers during a physics course to explore radiation, temperature, convection, energy, reflection, selective materials and other topics in physics and engineering. Students from 10 up have shown special interest in the physical concepts when couched in a discussion of cooking, something everyone appreciates. Food- and cooking-proof probes help students analyze processes, and misconceptions concerning sunlight and insulation may be addressed.
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Footnotes:
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None
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Presentation:
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Solar_Cookers_a_Multiple-topic_Apparatus_for_Lifelong_Learningsmall_Reeves.pdf
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