Building and using solar wax melters

• Judith Beck ^[1]
  1. [1] University of North Carolina at Asheville

     University of North Carolina at Asheville

     City of Asheville, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 62, Nº. 8, 2024, págs. 694-695
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Building solar ovens is an effective activity to illustrate basic physics principles as well as involve students in a design process.1,2 A “solar wax melter” is related to a traditional solar cooker but has the specific purpose of cleaning beeswax through melting. As part of a first-year seminar course on the Sun, students worked in teams to plan, build, and tend solar wax melters. The project engaged students with the concepts of solar energy and solar motion as well as providing an opportunity for them to work with peers to address a challenge.