Virtual Exposition 2023

Team:
picking up trash is more fun than you think

School:
Kindcentrum Malberg, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Problem:
In schoolyards, a lot of trash is thrown on the ground and not in the trash cans.

Idea:
You can earn points if you properly dispose of the trash in the correct garbage can. With these points you can buy nice things at school.

Result:
A bin on a scale. A software that translates the weight into points.

Team:
Save House

School:
Ecole de l’Envol, Faulx-les Tombes, Belgium

Problem:
Housing shortage during natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

Idea:
A collapsible home with electricity and water supplies that can be brought to disaster areas on trucks.

Result:
A scale model of a foldable house including solar cells with working lights.

Team:
The Green Playground

School:
De Bladwijzer, Genk, Belgium

Problem:
A lot of electricity can be generated in playgrounds.

Idea:
For each piece of playground equipment, figure out how to generate energy.

Result:
A seesaw with solar cells, A running wheel and a merry-go-round powered by a motor. When you turn the running wheel and the merry-go-round, the motor functions as a dynamo that generates electricity.