Upcycling Hackathon – SCOPES-DF
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Lesson Details

Subjects *
Arts, Computer Programming, Design, Engineering, Science, Technology
Age Ranges *
11-14
Fab Tools *
CAD, electronics, 3D printer, 2D design software, Arduino, Hand Tools, Breadboarding, computer, Scissors, Robotics, Conductive tape, Digital Arduino, Block coding, paper, Adafruit, Micro-Bit, Microcontroller, Soldering, Solder wire, Digital Multimeter, conductive paint
Standards
Fab-Programming.2, Fab-Safety.3, Fab-Electronics.3, Fab-Fabrication.3
Author
Studio 5
Additional Contributors
Zaid Abusini, Ilaria La Manna, Mohammed Mohammed

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Summary

Where humans find it easy to throw what is not working anymore and buy new products; a lot of opportunities are missed and resources of the Earth are over consumed and sometimes abused. In this program, we made use of unwanted materials, recycled cardboards and electronic components to teach the participants about the function of each component, tools for assembling and disassembling, importance to recycle the papers and cardboards and preserve the trees. Finally, we introduced the concept of upcycling where they had to reuse the electronic components and recycled cardboards to build sustainable solutions and save the nature.

This lesson is an example of how waste can be used for educational purposes, develop tech and soft skills for youth and raise a community of innovators aware of their responsibility towards preserving the Earth for future generations.

What You'll Need

In this lesson, participant are going to use e-waste material:

1- CD-Driver

2- Printer

3- Hand tools

4- Glue gun

5- Solder station

6- Microcontrollers

7- 3D printer

8- Metodology Presentation

 

The Instructions

Day 1 ( sustainability)

In this section we will have the chance to introduce the whole workshop to the participant and what we are going to do in the hackathon in addition to upcycling as a part of sustainability related to earth day.

1- At the start, we will introduce the whole program with the hackathon.

  • The program is 3 days of theoretical explanation for the upcycling and disassembling of electronics waste.
  • The program will also combine fabrication tools and how they can be used.
  • The program will deliver some function knowledge of how some of the extracted component works.
  • The program will also focus on how we can build product from Ideas.

2- Then we will explain the hackathon.

  • The hackathon will be about using the component extracted from the e-waste material to build a Robot.

3- Then we will introduce the main potential unlocking institute in Qatar that helps in spreading the sustainability awareness across the state of Qatar.

4- Qatar sustainable week is an intensive week focus on spreading the awareness of recycling and upcycling in addition to different sustainability objectives (energy saving and sustaining earth).

5- Then we will explain what is meant by sustainability.

6- describe some of the sustainability objectives.

7- Then we will show a small video to represent a project that helps in accomplishing one of the sustainable objectives.

8- Then we will ask the participant how could we become sustainable people and how to take care of earth and saving energy.

Disassembly

In this section we will show the participant how to disassemble the electronics component we have in order to upcycle them for a new function.

1- We will start showing the difference between upcycling and recycling.

 

  • Briefly saying; Upcycling is the use of the component as it is, we might just change the shape a bit, but the function will change 100%
  • In recycling the component is broken down to its raw material to be re-formed again to a new shape, and sometimes it remains the same functionality.

2- Then we will show some real life example about upcycled products.

3- Then we will describe the procedure of Upcycling a product.

4- Some more examples about upcycled products in a robotic shape.

5- Then we will ask participant to follow up with them.

6- Then we will start explaining what is the disassembly process and how it’s been done.

7-We will show the part we need to disassemble.

8- Then we will tell the participant what we will do exactly in this day as we have to disassemble the CD-Drive.

9- What we need to proceed.

10- A video shows the process of disassembling the CD-Drive Step-by-Step.

11- After we disassemble the components, we will classify what we have to have things organized and easy to reach.

 

Day 2 (Fabrication)

In this day participants are going to be introduced to fabrication and all the tools and equipment's that are being used in fabrication.

1- Show the Hackathon schedule.

2-Open Question What is the meaning of upcycling?.

3- Show a video that explain the difference between upcycling and recycling.

4- Where can we recycle in Qatar?

•Show a map with all the recycling dumpster locations in Qatar.