The Great Solar Oven Challenge
Characters:
- Narrator
- Maya
- Jordan
- Alex
- Priya
- Mr. Clark
Narrator: It was a bright, cloudless Tuesday morning at Oak Creek Elementary. The fourth-grade science class gathered around picnic tables behind the cafeteria, squinting into the warm sunshine.
Mr. Clark: Welcome to the annual Solar Oven Challenge! Today, your mission is to use only the power of sunlight to melt a marshmallow inside your homemade ovens. Remember what we learned about thermal energy, reflection, and absorption.
Maya: (waving a roll of aluminum foil) Team Bright Sparks is ready! Jordan and I covered the entire inside of our cardboard box with shiny foil. It looks like a spaceship!
Jordan: Exactly. The shiny surface will reflect the sun's rays right toward the center of the box. That should create maximum heat, right Mr. Clark?
Mr. Clark: (smiling) Reflection is a powerful tool, Jordan. But what happens to the heat once it enters the box?
Alex: (peeking over from the next table) That is where our design takes the lead! Priya and I taped clear plastic wrap tightly across the top opening of our shoebox.
- thermal energy:
- Heat energy caused by the movement of tiny particles within matter.
- reflection:
- The bouncing of light or heat rays off a surface.
- absorption:
- The process of taking in or soaking up energy, such as light or heat.
- miniature:
- A very small copy or version of something much larger.
- asphalt:
- A dark, hard material used to pave roads, parking lots, and walkways.
- engineering:
- The process of using science and math to design, build, and solve practical problems.
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