Program designed by Perla Montelongo
Basurama
How could we promote yard cleaning habits in a fun way?
At House of Inventions, we love improving our surroundings, and this time, students were determined to make a change regarding the littering in the schoolyard.
They came up with a creative solution: Basurama, the game of throwing garbage! Basurama transformed the act of throwing away trash into an engaging game. Along the way, we tested other fun ideas such as a catapult that throws the garbage to our neighbor on the other side of the Bravo river; but that was not a friendly option.
With Basurama, waste disposal became exciting and rewarding. The schoolyard improved, and students realized that small actions can lead to a significant impact.
We started this challenge by observing the main problem areas and selecting one to focus on
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For a better visualization and understanding, we made a model with LEGO. This helps show ideas and build them while telling. And it's fun,
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And started prototyping solutions right away. Prototypes must be quick and dirty
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And tested all the prototypes
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When we chose which prototype worked the best, we refined it with the help of our friend Horey Silva
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Learning carpentry along the way
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Now we needed to add some color here...
And who better to teach us than street artists Yorch
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Basurama is ready! to this date it lives in the school yard of Altavista Highschool.
