Maurice Frazier, Old Dominion University Adjunct Professor Norfolk, VA Posted Monday, August 14, 2017 at 4:37 AM Great project for middle or high school This is an excellent activity to explore with middle or high school students. I have some experiences with this activity and the students always enjoy the process. While in the end they will produce something that they are able to eat, they are learning valuable principles that relate to temperature, heat transfer, and design. This is an excellent activity to explore with middle or high school students. I have some experiences with this activity and the students always enjoy the process. While in the end they will produce something that they are able to eat, they are learning valuable principles that relate to temperature, heat transfer, and design. 0 Comments Please Login or Register to post a comment or Like an existing one. {{settings.nrChars}}/ {{settings.maxChars}} chars × Submit Cancel {{renderPersonName(comment)}} Posted {{comment.Posted}} {{comment.Content.length}}/ {{settings.maxChars}} chars × Submit Cancel
Anthony Arena Posted Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 3:02 PM Great End of the Year Activity We've done this activity (and different variations of it) as a fun end of year project with our 8th grade Earth Science students as part of a unit on energy and resources. We usually do this as a week or more long project, giving students ample time to research and design (through the engineering design process) their ovens before testing them out. We've found we really need a 90min block period to test them well and try to use foods like chocolate that melt pretty easy so there are signs of progress even on a cloudy day in addition to thermometers. We've also had some rainy days and while Read More We've done this activity (and different variations of it) as a fun end of year project with our 8th grade Earth Science students as part of a unit on energy and resources. We usually do this as a week or more long project, giving students ample time to research and design (through the engineering design process) their ovens before testing them out. We've found we really need a 90min block period to test them well and try to use foods like chocolate that melt pretty easy so there are signs of progress even on a cloudy day in addition to thermometers. We've also had some rainy days and while not idea, using heat lamps in a lab works pretty well too. Overall, we've found our kids really get into the design phase more than the testing and it provides a good/fun opportunity to practice team building and the design process. Read Less 0 Comments Please Login or Register to post a comment or Like an existing one. {{settings.nrChars}}/ {{settings.maxChars}} chars × Submit Cancel {{renderPersonName(comment)}} Posted {{comment.Posted}} {{comment.Content.length}}/ {{settings.maxChars}} chars × Submit Cancel