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A solar oven

A model of a solar oven.

After making solar ovens, students could explain how a solar cooker worked using the concepts of insulation, reflection and absorption.

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Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 22 June 2017Size: 1.97 MB
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