Today, we programmed our Arduino boards further, and we built them to record temperature using a temperature sensor. Then, we took our solar ovens outside when it was sunny so that they could heat up. We used the Arduino boards to measure their internal temperature. We baked cookies with our solar ovens for a few hours. They were largely successful, albeit a little undercooked. The temperature of our ovens ranged from 140° F to 160° F. When we tried to pick up the cookie tray it was way too hot to handle.
While the cookies were baking, our group took a trip to Maurizio’s for lunch! Once we returned, we began to make a parabolic solar oven. We developed the equation of the parabola that we would use to create our parabolic mirror with a focus of 18 inches. We plotted the parabola onto sheet of plywood and sawed the curve out. We repeated the process a second time so that we could create a template for the petals of our mirror. All in all, it was a very eventful and fun day.
OREO UPDATE <3 :
TODAY, we tried two more new flavors: Chocolate Covered Oreos and Cinnamon Bun Oreos. The Chocolate Covered Oreos were quite controversial because they were delicious but also too sweet. Our IL collectively agreed on a disappointing score of 6/10.
On the other hand, the Cinnamon Bun Oreos were more well-received and got a 8.5/10.