Andi sporting her trophy and medal

Each year Andi’s school, Learning Unlimited, host a science fair.

Collectively, the students put it a staggering amount of time and effort. They spent months and countless hours researching and prepping their projects, and the result was an impressive display of ingenuity across the board.  The competition was fierce  and until the awards were announced, Andi didn’t think her project was going to win.

Carina, being the scientist, was more involved than I was.  But by and large, she let Andi and her partner Manni work it out themselves. Cari’s role was limited to proof reading their reports and helping them construct their display. All of the credit for the field research, the model construction, the surveys, and the imagination behind the project go to Andi and Manni.

In addition to learning about their subject, it was also interesting to watch Andi work through a complex project with a joint partner, navigate the people skills needed to pull it off, and juggle time management to put in the required hours to make it all a success.  Job well done on all counts, Andi!

Their project examined garbage, waste and recycling with a focus on plastic water bottles.  On a small, crowded island with limited space for landfills, proper waste management is an issue.  They examined ways to re-use and recycle plastic water bottles and to keep them out of the landfills.

I’ll let the photos do most of the talking:

Polli-Bricks: “From Plastic Waste to Living Space”

A solar heat exchanger made out of plastic bottles

a model of a greenhouse

Andi and her partner Manni

Happy Mommy and Daughter