The Solar Flames
Event Location: Cocoa-FL
Competition: Solar Energy Cook-Off
Division: 3-5
School: Zellwood Elementary
Team Name: The Solar Flames
Project Name: a
Team Size: 6
Solar flames
Owen. P 5th Grade
Kevin. C 5th grade
Dalila. B 5th grade
Historical Information:
o if your team has competed in the Solar Cook-Off before (how many years?) None of the team members has competed in the solar oven competition.
o if your school has previously competed in any other solar cooking event? Yes, Zellwood Elementary has competed at the EnergyWhiz for 2 years.
o past Solar Cook-Off awards won by the school? In 2022 the solar cookers won 3rd place.
o interesting fact(s) about your team, your recipe, or your school. We picked Asian food because we all adore Asian food.
| Date | Task | Time spent on task | Team members present | Obstacles encountered | Modifications |
| December 12th 2023 | we worked on what we should cook and what would the design of the box would look like. | 1.5 | Kevin.C Owen.P Dalila.B | Couldn’t decide what | |
| December 19 2023 | We read the rules of the competition and highlighted the most important things in the rules | 1.5 | Kevin.C Owen.P Dalila.B | ||
| January 9th 2024 | started to work on the oven and tape the oven | 1.5 | Kevin.C Owen.P | ||
| January 16th 2024 | Worked on website and decided on what food we were going to cook on a website | 1.5 | Kevin.C Owen.P Dalila.B | ||
| January 23th 2024 | worked on website and we searched up the recipes for the food we we going to make. | 1.5 | Kevin.C Owen.P | ||
| February 6th 2024 | worked on the oven | 1.5 | Kevin.C | ||
| February 13th 2024 | worked on website and worked on the oven | 1.5 | Kevin.C Owen.P Dalila.B | ||
| February 20th 2024 | worked on the website and what to make for desert. | 1.5 | Owen.P Dalila.B | ||
| February 27th 2024 | worked on the website and painted the box orange | 1.5 | Owen.P Kevin.C Dalila.B | ||
| March 5th 2024 | worked on the website and finished painted the box orange | 1.5 | Owen.P Kein.C Dalila.B | ||
| March 12th 2024 | we applied styrofoam walls. | 1.5 | Owen.P Kevin.C | ||
| April 2nd 2024 | we applied a sheet of emergency blanket to each styrofoam walls | 1.5 | Owen.P Kevin.C Dalila.B | ||
| April 4th 2024 | We recorded our video | 1.0 | Owen.P Kevin.C |
Design Documentation:
A list of any help received from non-team members (i.e. Home Depot staff, internet, parents,
coach, etc). Include in this section any help you had with power tools, plans you downloaded or
items that were cut at a store or shop.
A statement of where the idea for your cooker (or unique parts) came from, and why you chose that
type of cooker.
A list of parts used in construction, including any recycled parts used.
We started to paint the box, we are painting it black and red we are painting flames on it
Help:
Materials:
Idea where the cooker came from:
Menu
Main dish: Chicken, Fennel and Apple Guo-tie
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
3⁄4 cup warm water
For the filling
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and finely diced
1 Tbsp. plus 1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 apple, peeled, cored, and grated
4 garlic cloves, finely grated
1⁄2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
2 tsp. light brown sugar
1 tsp. toasted sesame oil
1⁄2 tsp. soy sauce
Neutral oil for pan frying
Side dish: Scallion Pancakes
Dough
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Kosher salt
• ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water
• 3 tablespoons room-temperature water
• 1 teaspoon canola or grapeseed oil, plus more for oiling the pan
Flour and Scallion Oil Spread
• 4 scallions, green and white parts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup canola or grapeseed oil (or any neutral oil)
Deserts: Strawberry Mochi
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cups glutinous rice flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 12 strawberries
- 2 teaspoons beet and hibiscus powder, dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
FOR THE BEAN PASTE
INGREDIENTS
- 2 (15 ounce) cans white kidney beans
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons rice malt syrup
Drink: Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 1/2 gallon water
- 13 Orange pekoe/black tea blend tea bags
- 1/2 gallon iced water
- Sugar to taste
Citings:
Main Dish – https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-fennel-and-apple-guo-tie
Side dish: https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-scallion-pancakes-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-107405#post-recipe-601760360
Deserts: https://izzycooking.com/strawberry-mochi/
Drinks: https://natashaskitchen.com/iced-tea-recipe/