My Little Inventor

For the last two months kae's class has been learning about inventions.

First they studied the history of an invention, made a timeline, and predicted the future of the item. Kae's was all about books. She learned about the invention of the Printing press and moveable type. she learned about the first AudioBooks and the invention of the E-reader. Her prediction for the future of books is that e-readers will get thinner and thinner until they are as thin as a piece of paper. I believe it, how about you?

Then they did a group invention to try and alter public transportation. Kae's table did a "Bus Train" it's a bus that runs on a solar powered track to save energy, and goes off the tracks for stops and runs on hybrid electric/gas.

 

But Train

Finally she had to invent her own project to make the world a better place. Kae wracked her brain for days, making lists, I hated to break her heart but most of the things she came up with were already invented. She finally settled on a "Home Water Recycler".

The way it works:

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Use water sparingly (as usual) turn off the faucet while brushing teeth, use high efficiency washing machine, only run full loads of laundry and dishes. Take quick showers.
The water that does get used goes through a special set of pipes to a big tank buried under the house. This goes to a filter system with a hose and sprinkler.The water then gets used to water the plants, wash cars, and water the lawn. If the tank gets full, there is an emergency overflow to the regular water main.

Kae insisted that her project be made with ONLY recycled materials. We used a Girl Scout cookie case, a K-cup from daddy's coffee, a soda can, plastic straws, and old fake flowers. (Plus a ton of hot glue, omg). We painted using house pain leftover from the bathroom and the kid's room, and old green Christmas paints.

I helped, with the ruler making straight lines, the hot glue, and cutting the soda can. But this was all kaeley. And I'm super proud of my little girl. Not just for how smart she is, but being so environmentally conscious at such a young age, and really wanting to make a difference!