Cooking with the Sun

Cooking with the Sun

“ I love half days at school, ” Nina said. She and Izzie were on their way to Kids Central. “ Me too! ” Izzie said. “ We get to be with Miss Shelly all afternoon! ” The girls joined the others in the gym. “ Did everyone bring warm clothes?” Miss Shelly asked.

“ I did! ” Bobby pulled on a wool hat with ear flaps. Jason lifted his leg to show his snow boots. Ethan looked out the window and shivered. The sun was shining, but there was snow on the ground. “ Are we really going outside today?” “ Yep, ” Miss Shelly said. “ I want to ow you something. ”

Ethan didn’t look too happy. “ The sun’s warm, ” Jason said. “ And there’s snow, ” Bobby added. “ We can build a fort! ” When they got outside, everyone gathered around a picnic table. There was a funny-looking box sitting on the table.

“ What’s that?” Izzie asked. “ It’s a solar oven, ” Miss Shelly said. “ It cooks with the heat of the sun. I use it when I go camping. ” Jason wrinkled his nose. “ How does it work?” he asked. “ There’s no gas or electricity. ” “ We cooked with solar ovens on the beach in California! ” Ethan said.

“ Sunlight is the fuel. The shiny metal reflects the sun and creates heat. ” “ That’s right, Ethan, ” Miss Shelly said. “ But I didn’t know they worked in cold weather, ” Ethan said. “ You can cook with the sun any time of year, ” Miss Shelly said.