How Do You Make A Solar Cooker?
This solar cooker is easy and safe enough for a child to make. You can use this solar cooker for 6 months out of the year in cold climates and year-round in warmer ones. Put it together, and you can enjoy English muffin pizzas, cookies and hot dogs without heating up your house. Step 1 Use the ruler to measure a 1-inch border around the top of the pizza box. Mark it with a pen or pencil. Use the scissors to cut along three of the lines. Step 2 Fold the flap along the remaining marked line. Cut a piece of foil to fit the flap and glue it into place. Step 3 Cut a piece of plastic big enough to cover the hole you made in the pizza box lid. Tape the plastic securely to the underside of the lid, making it airtight. Step 4 Glue a piece of foil to the bottom of the pizza box. Tape a piece of black construction paper big enough to cover the bottom of the box on top of the foil. Step 5 Prop the foil-lined flap open with the straw or dowel. Aim the solar cooker to get as much sunlight as possibl