3. Eco friendly inventions

Eco-Friendly inventions

2nd term

2° Grade

Basic Challenge

Explore different eco-friendly inventions and use your creativity to create one.

What is an Eco-Friendly invention?

Eco-Friendly inventions are products and processes that contribute to sustainable development getting ecological improvements.

What is sustainable development?

It is the development that is able to satisfy our needs without compromising the resources and possibilities of future generations.

Examples of Eco-Friendly inventions:

Unbreakable headphones

Solar cellphone charger

Solar car

Taken from https://www.colombia.co/medio-ambiente/innovacion/5-increibles-inventos-ecologicos-hechos-por-colombianos/

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Now let's think about eco-inventions

1. What problems do these eco-friendly inventions solve? 2. How do these inventions work? 3. Why are they sustainable?

Ecological risk – Ecological problem

It is the probability of causing damage to the environment . For that reason, if you are planning to create an eco-friendly invention you first have to evaluate if it has a negative ecological impact.

Steps to evaluate the ecological risk of an invention

1. Verify that the product is made with recycled or non-contaminated materials. 2. Verify that the product does not put animals' life in danger. 3. Think about the benefits that that product gives to the environment

Time to create!

• Choose one of the following environmental issues:

1. Disappearance of water sources
2. Plastic pollution of the seas
3. Air pollution
4. Deforestation

• Think of a possible technological solution that could help combat this problem.
• Draw the prototype of the invention in your logbook.
• Create your prototype using the materials

Last step

Thanks!