Solar cookers really do work. Many families in the world use solar cookers exclusively. Once you get used to cooking and baking in one, it is almost as easy to use as the oven in a kitchen range.

Cooking with the sun 02/18/2010 Solar cookers come in all shapes and sizes but they all work on the same principle. Large reflectors are used to absorb sunlight and then focus it on a small area.

Provide a guided inquiry about what might make a solar cooker work. Show students a shoebox and invite discussion about how it might be used to make a solar cooker.