Can a hotdog cook in the sun?
6-1889
6th grade
Nativity Catholic School
2024 San Mateo County Office of Education STEM Fair
Abstract
Purpose Statement
I want to do this project because i think this would be cool to learn about how things cook naturally and how long it may take. But i think that it would also be really cool to learn the science behind how it cooks, and how many different types of methods it can cook in or which method would cook the best.
I also would want to learn if it could only cook in the sun, or if it could cook in different temperatures or shades of light. i also would like to know how much it would cook in the sun and how many minutes, or hours I may have to leave the hotdogs out in the sun or different places or temperature.
Hypothesis
Based of the tools im working with i think it will cook in the sun. I think this because in a way i think the foil will absorb some of the heat. While the hot dog is sitting on this heat absorbing foil it may start to cook along with the sun heating the hot dog up in itself. Also if the sun is shining directly on it at at least 95 degrees i think that it will cook. And that is my hypothesis:)
Experimental Procedures and
Materials
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Experimental Results
During the winter a hot dog will not cook in the sun. The hotdog won't cook in the sun in winter because it gets dark earlier and is not as warm. As in the summer it will most likely cook better because the sun out out way longer. It is warmer than winter by a lot but also warmer longer. So in this case the answer can not be fully determined right now
Analysis of Experimental
Results
After i got the experimental results i learned that… a hot dog wont cook in the sun in the winter because the sun is not out for enough time. I also learned that it wasn't hot enough. This will not work in the winter. I learned that if it were to be put out in the summer it might cook better because it is way hotter especially in the daytime, along with the sun being out for longer.
Conclusions
It can’t cook in winter but maybe in summer because it is hotter and the sun may be out for longer which will help cook it even more so it can go either way (if it can’t or can cook). I had to cook this in winter because it got delayed from the original time.
Acknowledgements
My Mom and Dad and Ms. Crowley for helping me come up with new and different ways to do it or ideas.
Bibliography and
Sources
I did not use any.