Up-cycling project workbook (download from file to print)

This is a practical project that you can do from home. Up-Cycling is a sustainable way of reusing or repurposing old products to give them a new lease of life.

You might take an old piece of furniture, strip it down and make it look new or, you might completely rethink the product and use all or part of it to create something with an entirely different purpose.

Confused?

Watch an episode of BBC’s Money For Nothing – the link above (Run slide show and CLICK ON SCREEN) is one of many clips you can find online

Task 2: Give an example of each of the 6R’s. One has been The 6R’s of Sustainability done for you

These are ways in which we can use less raw materials and be more sustainable.

Task 1: Match each word with the correct description.

Rethink – Reuse – Recycle – Repair – Reduce – using less or no packaging if possible egg an Easter egg can be wrapped in foil but does not need a box Refuse – To see examples of designers who include the six R’s in their work. View http://practicalaction.org/education/design_and_technology_profiles Or sustainable companies http://practicalaction.org/sustainable-companies

Time to show what you have learnt. You may need to do some more research.

For question 3 you can start to apply up cycling.

Be creative!

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2. What is up cycling? in your answer explain how it differs from normal recycling ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________

3. This blank DVD/CD container is simply thrown away. It is made of Polypropylene (PP) a type of plastic. How could one of the parts be up cycled into a new high quality product? Use sketches and notes in your answer.

Research: Use the internet to look at the creative ways in which other people have reused old products

I ma d lamp e this LE D u s i n tin c g an a n, r d old ibbo bobb n i jar! n and gla ss These examples are from a book UPCYCLING by Max McMurdo

Existing projects

Paste your research here

Up-Cycling is a great way of applying many of the 6R’s follow these steps to create your own up-cycled product

Step 1: Find an old product(s) that can be used –it might be in the house, garage, garden – anything that you are allowed to change.

Up Cycling Ideas

Step 2: Think of as many different ways you can change it as possible.

Mind -map your ideas on this page See example Slide 8

It could be as simple as an old tin can. You don’t have to spend any money on this.

Here is an example of how you might start to find a potential project.

Start with your existing project and explore as many ideas or opportunities as possible

Miss Sweet's Mind-Map Something to entertain during self-isolating

Sand down and repaint

Bed Side Table

Join several for storage

Catering sized used for children's stilts/romper stompers

Pencil holder 2 metre distance tin can phone – to help children understand 2m Add new shade made out of woven carrier bags or old clothes

Empty tin can

Up Cycling Ideas

Old lamp Base Candle Holder

Up cycled handles

Empty wine bottles Candle holder

Light gathering

Skateboard Old Clothes Cushion cover New Clothes!

Pencil case/tool wrap

Tea Tray Bath Tray

Book shelf

Miss Sweet's Initial Ideas There are four different ideas using the resources I gathered

Old T-Shirt

IKEA lamp base

String I drew my initial ideas on the back of some old pieces of paper...

Plastic bags

Tin Can Milk Bottle lids

My Initial Ideas This page is for your ideas.

You should produce 4 different ideas using all or parts of your chosen product

Quick sketches are fine – spend 5 minutes maximum on each sketch. Use notes to explain the ideas

Draw and render (add colour) to your final idea. List all the things you need to know in order to make it

Things I need to know:

__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________

Design Specification: Now you know what you want to make you need to make a list of criteria that you must meet. DELETE THE EXAMPLE AND COMPLETE Aspect Aesthetics/ Appearance e.g. colour, shape theme

Criteria Point It must be green and have a natural theme and be a sphere shape

Explain The product is already a sphere so it will be easy to keep that shape but adapt the function. My user likes natural forms and green is associated with nature.

Check – Yes/No/Partly Partly: It ended up being a half-sphere, because it needed to be stable. It was green and had a leaf pattern on it.

Customer Who will buy or use it?

Cost How much to make? Selling price?

Environment Positive or negative impact?

Size Dimensions in mm Safety How? Why is safety important?

Function What is its purpose? Does it have many?

Materials What is it made of?

Confused? Email your teacher or look up ACCESS FM online

http://www.technologystudent.com/

My Research Using the internet, books n o i t a r or maybe the expertise of pa e r P . a family member of friend, 1 find out about the tools and techniques you could use to turn your idea into reality.

3. Joining Methods 4. Finishing

Use another page if you need more space

2. Cutting and Shaping

Confused?

Email the teacher if you have any questions you can’t find the answer to!

Photo Diary

This is my product before up cycling....

Now it’s time to up cycle a product. You may want to work on this part of the project with a family member. Photograph each stage of the process and make notes to explain what you did.

Evaluation – complete the 3,2,1 questions. Then write a piece of extended writing explaining each of those points in detail.

Comment from a family member

3, 2, 1....

3 things that I learnt • • • 2 things that went well • • • 1 thing that could be improved •

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Has up cycling had an impact on your day to day life?

Do you think you will up cycle products in the future?