Heat Absorption by Earth

1. Resources/ Activities

1.1. STEM Solar Oven

1.2. Science Museum SOLARVILLE | Arizona Science Center

1.3. Think/Pair/Share: Students share what they will build and what structure they will create and share with each other.

1.4. Whats in a Name? Global Warming vs. Climate Change | Precipitation Education

1.5. The Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance

1.6. Solar Oven Pizza box Experiment - Solar oven project/Solar Cooker

2. EVALUATE: Students will be asked to type up a small summary of the overall experience and how theirs connects to the overall lesson

3. Math

3.1. 6.G.A Solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context involving area, surface area, and volume.

4. Writing

4.1. 6.W.6 Use technology, including the internet, to type and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to complete a writing task in a single sitting.

5. Science

5.1. 6.E1U1.6 Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.

6. Standards (5E)

6.1. ENGAGE: What can you bake?

6.2. EXPLORE: Students will be placed into groups and then given a variety of materials to choose from to form a solar oven. They will design their oven first, then they will build an oven and place "oven foods" inside to test the effectiveness.

6.2.1. Standard 1: The student will listen actively to the ideas of others in order to acquire new knowledge.

6.3. EXPLAIN: Students will be asked to type a reflection of their experience and what did/did not work about their oven.

6.3.1. Standard 1: The student will express his or her thinking and ideas in a variety of writing genres.

6.4. ELABORATE: Explain how the oven reflects Heat Absorption of the Earth. Have students read scientific articles about Earth (global warming).

6.4.1. Standard 4: The student will analyze text for expression, enjoyment, and response to other related content areas.