"Upcycle" Challenge!

Upcycle Challenge!

  • This Inquiry at Home Challenge focuses on the idea of Upcycling.  Upcycling is when you take materials you no longer want, and turn them into something new and useful.  

    Your job is to find materials around home that you can turn into something new.  First, choose a problem.  Maybe a chore you could help with, or a new tool you could invent to help do something.  Then build your invention, and create a one-pager to show how it works.

     

Resources to explore

How does recycling work?

  • What is Recycling? Check out this video for information about what recycling is, and what happens to things we recycle.

     

    How does recycling work?  Here is a great video that shows the process for recylcing in New York City.

Ideas for projects to create