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Laura McShane
Laura McShane

The document describes an activity at the Cleveland Public Library where students were challenged to repackage chairs for reuse in the fewest steps, demonstrating reduce, reuse and recycle principles. Girls formed a team with roles while boys deliberated, and both groups problem-solved to minimize materials and labor needed to repackage the chairs, realizing the importance of reducing waste in their daily lives.

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Story of a Chair A teachable moment at Cleveland Public Library in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood of Cleveland
When Cleveland Public Library received new chairs for the branch¡ªit provided a chance to demonstrate how design can promote REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
The chairs arrived during Architecture Month in Cleveland¡ªApril 2011
The manufacturer specifically designed the packaging for reuse¡ªthe challenge was getting 2 nd grade students to understand how the package design promoted reuse. We watched a short film produced by the Laurel School.
We challenged the boys versus the girls to come up with the least amount of steps to repackage a chair for reuse/recycle-girls formed a circle and choose an architect and a builder. The boys deliberated a bit longer.
Groups shared their ideas on the steps involved
Two different approaches
Box included straps, base and side walls¡ªboth sides understood that base was on the bottom.
Girls put straps down before the base
Whoops¡­what do we do with the straps??
Both teams used problem solving to reduce the material and labor needed to repackage the chair¡ªboth architects explained their process Students realized the need for REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE in their daily lives.

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Story of a chair

  • 1. Story of a Chair A teachable moment at Cleveland Public Library in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood of Cleveland
  • 2. When Cleveland Public Library received new chairs for the branch¡ªit provided a chance to demonstrate how design can promote REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
  • 3. The chairs arrived during Architecture Month in Cleveland¡ªApril 2011
  • 4. The manufacturer specifically designed the packaging for reuse¡ªthe challenge was getting 2 nd grade students to understand how the package design promoted reuse. We watched a short film produced by the Laurel School.
  • 5. We challenged the boys versus the girls to come up with the least amount of steps to repackage a chair for reuse/recycle-girls formed a circle and choose an architect and a builder. The boys deliberated a bit longer.
  • 6. Groups shared their ideas on the steps involved
  • 8. Box included straps, base and side walls¡ªboth sides understood that base was on the bottom.
  • 9. Girls put straps down before the base
  • 10. Whoops¡­what do we do with the straps??
  • 11. Both teams used problem solving to reduce the material and labor needed to repackage the chair¡ªboth architects explained their process Students realized the need for REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE in their daily lives.