MAKER PROJECT

Theme for AY 25-26

Maker projects for CaL 25-26 should be conceived and developed as STEM/Engineering solutions to problems articulated in SDG- 11- Sustainable Cities and Communities.  Students must build and test their solution before submitting the final product, which includes a report and a video as per the CaL rubric. 

For your reference, the SDG and its targets (as articulated by the United Nations) are given below:

SDG No SDG Description Targets
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  1. Affordable and sustainable transport systems
  2. Inclusive and sustainable urbanization
  3. Protect the world’s cultural and natural heritage
  4. Reduce the adverse effects of natural disasters
  5. Reduce the environmental impact of cities
  6. Provide access to safe and inclusive green and public spaces
  7. Implement policies for inclusion, resources efficiency and disaster risk reduction

 

Given below are examples of the kinds of solutions students could design. These ideas should be used for guiding purposes only as they are quite common now. We want students to research and design innovative ideas that have not been commonly explored in science fairs and also that are relevant to the problem in their own context. Please note that whatever prototype the students end up designing has to be TESTED and data have to be collected to prove that the idea works. 

 

  Targets related to SDG 11  Ideas of the maker projects 
 1. Affordable and sustainable transport systems

1. Electric vehicle charging station powered by solar energy

2. Technology that alerts vehicles when pedestrians are crossing. 

3. A walking path that generates electricity from footsteps to power park lights or charging stations.
       2. Inclusive and sustainable urbanization

1. Reduce heat absorption in buildings and lower indoor temperatures in an eco-friendly manner. 

2. A “green” building retrofit program
       3. Protect the world’s cultural and natural heritage

1. Eco-friendly lighting of monuments

2. A bacteria-based solution that fills small cracks in ancient monuments over time
       4. Reduce the adverse effects of natural disasters

1. An emergency shelter that expands based on the number of people inside.

2. A solar-powered filtration unit that purifies contaminated water during floods. 
       5. Reduce the environmental impact of cities

1. An eco-friendly solution to absorb CO₂ from polluted city air other than planting trees.

2. A waste-to-resource system to demonstrate how cities can adopt circular economies.
       6. Provide access to safe and inclusive green and public spaces

1. An urban map with AI-optimized tree positioning for cooling effects.

2. A solar-powered bench that provides free WiFi, charging ports, and night lighting.
       7. Implement policies for inclusion, resources efficiency, and disaster risk reduction

1. A smart crosswalk that provides audio cues and vibration alerts for visually impaired pedestrians. 

2. A wearable device that helps differently-abled people navigate cities.