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Recycle  /  Upcycle  Bottle  Challenge

Overview:

“Americans  buy  an  estimated  34.6

billion  single-­serving  (1  liter  or  less)

plastic  water  bottles  each  year.

Almost  eight  out  of  ten  end  up  in  a

landfill  or  incinerator.  Hundreds  of

millions  end  up  as  litter  on  roads  and

beaches  or  in  streams  and  other

waterways.  Taxpayers  pay  hundreds

millions  of  dollars  each  year  in

disposal  and  litter  cleanup  costs.”

                       -­EPA  Municipal  Waste  Fact  Sheet

                   -­Beverage  Marketing  Corporation

                   -­US  Census

Objective:

           To  create  an  ingenious  product  either  decorative  or  functional  from  our  gathered  plastic

bottles,  that  can  be  used  within  our  STEM  program  this  year.  Be  creative  and  be  sure  to

sell  your  product  to  the  voting  council!  Prizes  will  be  awarded  for  the  following  categories:

Most  Utilitarian,  Most  Creative,  Best  Marketed.

Tasks:

     1.    Assign  group  roles:  team  leader,  recorder,  design  leader,  materials  engineer,

               marketing  team  (2)

     2.        Scan  QR  Codes

-­QR  code  will  take  you  to  problem  explanation

   -­product  must  be  limited  to  a  maximum  of  2’x  3’  in  size

3.        Brainstorm  possible  project  ideas

4.        Complete  design  worksheet  (on  STEM  site)

Form  due  by  4:00pm

5.        Gather  materials  (bottles,  tape,  scissors)  /  Construct  product

Product  must  be  ready  to  present  by  4:00pm

6.    Prepare  1  minute  presentation  of  product:

-­30  second  group  introduction

-­30  second  infomercial

7.  Clean  up  area

Good  luck  designers!

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