One of the ways to harness the power of the sun is to use it to cook or heat food and water. The three basic types of solar cookers are �box cookers�, �curved concentrator cookers� or �parabolic� cooker and �panel cookers�, which is a combination of the box and curved concentrator cookers. To find out more about these solar cookers look to
http://solarcookers.org/basics/how.html

School children have delighted in the class project of building a solar cooking. One such class has documented their class project with pictures and details.
http://solarcooking.org/plans/Dublin_Ohio_class_project.pdf

Since building and using a solar cooker involves several scientific principles and is relatively easy with demonstrable results, it is often the choice for science projects for students.
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/solarcookers.html

Why is this concept of cooking with the sun important or useful? It could be to cook in emergency situations when traditional power is unavailable, in a camping or tailgate party fun event or, as featured in our personal story, it could be used in a life and death situation.

To purchase several varieties of functional solar cookers, including the CooKits, which is featured in our personal story, go to this website:
http://65.108.108.197/catalog/solarcookerskits-c-1.html