Study heat transfer with activities that focus on how heat energy works. Using a solar cooker, ice cubes, and heat transfer bracelets, kids experiment and record what they find by keeping ice cubes cold and vegetables hot.

Concepts

solar energy, energy, heat energy, heat, heat transfer

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Additional Tags

heat energy, solar power, solar ovens, class gardens, cooking vegetables, pet ice cubes, heat transfer, solar cooker, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activities over a few days, or stretch the lesson over several weeks
• If you don't have a class garden, bring in vegetables for kids to work with

Classroom Considerations

• Requires many supplies and two hours of cooking time

Pros

• A fun way to use your class garden in a science lesson

Cons

• None