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Build a Solar Oven Activity

by Fiona Midson, 2 March 2023 | 0 comments

Person eating a S'More biscuit treat

Trap the Sun’s energy in this DIY solar oven and heat up a s’more-licious treat! This is an activity best done on a hot sunny day around lunch time when the Sun is overhead.

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Mars storms a risk to rovers News

by David Shaw, 21 June 2018 | 1 comments

If you think the weather here on Earth is bad, be glad you don’t live on Mars. Storms currently cover much of the planet, with wind speeds of around 100 kilometres per hour. So spare a thought for the intrepid Mars rovers currently bearing the brunt of the storm.

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