Subject: Design Technologies
Year level: 5 & 6
Strand: Knowledge and understanding – Sub strand: Technologies and society
How people address competing considerations, including sustainability when designing products, services and environments for current and future use (ACTDEK019)
Strand: Processes and production skills – Sub strand: Creating solutions by: Designing
Design, modify, follow and represent both diagrammatically, and in written text, alternative solutions using a range of techniques, appropriate technical terms and technology.
Link: http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/build-a-solar-oven-project/
Cross-curriculum Priorities:
Sustainability
General Capabilities:
Literacy
Numeracy
Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding
Links to other learning areas: Science –
Physical Sciences – Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted (ACSSU080)
How to use this idea in the classroom:
Literacy: Design a brochure or advertisement outlining the benefits of solar power compared with other non-renewable types of energy. Describe how to construct a solar oven, what is needed and outline some pros and cons of the use of them.
ICT: Use the ABC splash website and solar oven activity in order to test out different designs and materials that could be used in the construction of their own solar oven.
Design and Technology: Using digital technologies, students will research different solar oven designs. From this research, students will use a range of recycled materials to design and build their own oven. Once these ovens are complete, they will be tested on a sunny day to cook a snack.
Science: Students will investigate how they can use different materials in order to manipulate the sun’s rays.
Hello ARIANE1993,
I absolutely love this idea of creating a solar oven! I believe it would work especially well during our Australian summers, and students will love the idea of creating their own design. I have done similar activities in science on my practicums where students investigated what types of materials worked best in melting different foods outside on a hot day.
Great work! Regards,
Kaitlyn Cooper
Hello Ariane1993,
I think this idea of creating a solar cooking oven is fantastic. It is a sustainable way to cook in the Australian Summers.
I think students would find this very fun and an engaging lesson. I would like to implement this idea into my upcoming practicum.
Thank you for the post and the great idea I can use for future lessons.
Kind regards,
James Stanton
Hello ARIANE1993,
This is a great idea of a solar oven. I love the fact how it links into so many other areas of learning. Along with getting the students to develop creativity as well. This will be something I will use for many years to come, as any student can take part in this lesson!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Brendon Thorne