Decide on the best day to melt chocolate.

Open the link and look for days that are forecast to be sunny or partly cloudy. Plan to hold Chocolate Melting Day on the best of these days.

• Remember to invite guests and get permission from the administration.

Print a data recording sheet.

Everyone doing the challenge will enter data into a form and send it to the Chocolate Melt database. So, you'll need to keep accurate records.

Melt chocolate!

Before going outside, be sure you know where you will set up your cooker and collect data, what group you'll follow, and what you need to do. Also, remember to bring everything you'll need. Then go outside and melt chocolate!