{"id":2548,"date":"2024-08-19T06:31:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T06:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2024-09-24T09:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T09:07:13","slug":"steam-boxes-and-the-environment-reduce-reuse-recycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/steam-boxes-and-the-environment-reduce-reuse-recycle\/","title":{"rendered":"STEAM boxes and the environment\u00a0: reduce, reuse, recycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2548\" class=\"elementor elementor-2548\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e9dc21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e9dc21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b49306e\" data-id=\"b49306e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2babe22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2babe22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>One of the key aspects of the My Box of Steam project is the sustainability of the boxes: in addition to being easy to create and affordable, we wanted to limit the impact of our project on the environment. So, what did we do?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b1e941 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b1e941\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6dc830\" data-id=\"a6dc830\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b9a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34b9a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3R_illustration-for-08.2024-blog-1024x973.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3R_illustration-for-08.2024-blog-1024x973.png 1024w, https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3R_illustration-for-08.2024-blog-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3R_illustration-for-08.2024-blog-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3R_illustration-for-08.2024-blog-1536x1460.png 1536w, https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3R_illustration-for-08.2024-blog-2048x1947.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Grimm sisters<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4d14b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4d14b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23715de\" data-id=\"23715de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18dba7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18dba7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reduce<\/strong><\/p><p>First of all, one of our goals was to use as little as we could when we designed the boxes: they contain everything that is needed for the experiment (plus a narrative resource), general instructions and sequence ideas, and that is it! We did not want to include materials that would be here for aesthetics only, and the structures or experiments your pupils will create work well on their own, so there is no need to add anything else to the table. Sure, you can use a rubber stamp in the \u201cPigments of the flowers\u201d box, but this is purely optional, so we did not include it in the box. Additionally, having less materials helps keeping the box affordable: many items that are required \u2013 such as pens, rulers, scissors \u2013 can be found in the classroom already.<\/p><p><strong>Reuse<\/strong><\/p><p>Then, we designed the boxes to be reusable: the materials contained within are, in most cases, reusable several times, and we provided alternatives when we felt like paper or cardboard could not be reused many times. For example, in the \u201cHow to use a map\u201d box, we designed a paper chess board but provided ways to make a wooden one and to print the pieces with a 3D printer.<\/p><p><strong>Recycle<\/strong><\/p><p>Finally, if you take a look at all our boxes, you will realize that there are many materials, or even sometimes topics, in common. And indeed: as we mentioned earlier, we aim to use materials that can be easily found in the classroom, but since our experiments as based off affordable components, you will find them several times in our boxes. Of course, even though we usually advise you to store the box components in large envelopes or shoe boxes, you may move the contents from one box to another!<\/p><p>Then, as you can find in our theoretical guides on how to create your boxes or conduct your STEAM activities, we encourage you to explore new things on your own. Which implies that you can reuse the content of our boxes for other activities too! Isn\u2019t the goal of the My Box of STEAM project to make you think outside the box?<\/p><p><strong>Educate<\/strong><\/p><p>Even though this is not part of the 3 Rs, this project also aims to educate about the environment. Our boxes tackle several subjects, and the preservation of the environment is a recurring sub-theme of many boxes: check out the \u201cClean the ocean\u201d, \u201cSolar energy\u201d or \u201cAir\u201d boxes for more information! This will also enable you to make some links between the boxes and your classes, as they will be part of your curricula in more than one way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdce3f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdce3f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1221ff0\" data-id=\"1221ff0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d54ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d54ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2551\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image2.png 467w, https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image2-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Clean the ocean box<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3902118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3902118\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18e48c9\" data-id=\"18e48c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdaa7e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdaa7e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking for more ways to improve your impact on the environment, check out your national recommendations for recycling and protecting the environment. With a little research, this might even give you some ideas for future boxes!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d067749 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d067749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/myboxofsteam.eu\/index.php\/resources\/steam-boxes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The boxes<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the key aspects of the My Box of Steam project is the sustainability of the boxes: in addition to being easy to create and affordable, we wanted to limit the impact of our project on the environment. 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