Thesis Statement

This project aims to bring a long-term, sustainable source of sports equipment. We plan to do this by creating instructions on how to create a DIY soccer net using string made from plastic bottles in the environment. This allows kids to understand how the equipment is made, learning engineering principles along the way.

SYRIAN GRID CONTEXT:

The students don't have access to soccer nets and other sports equipment, because

Soccer nets require heavy manufacturing, involving nylon and woven meshes as well as large steel beams. They also require high transportation cost, due to the metal frames being large and heavy. This makes them difficult for the students in Syria to access as their production interacts with several grids which each increase cost.

Grids

Precedents

Prototypes

DELIVERABLES

1. Add a screenshot of an important page from your book
2. Add an infographic
3. Add the link to your book

Final Prototypes

SYRIAN GRID CONTEXT:

The students don't have access to soccer nets and other sports equipment, because

1. Find a way to consistently start the bottle cut
2. Weave the string we made into a net

1. Do you think the cutter is too simple or too complex?
2. What other uses do you see for the recycled string besides sports?

Next Steps/Feedback

Thank You

Thesis Statement

GRID OVERVIEW: HOW DOES THIS 'GRID' WORK IN DEVELOPED ENVIRONMENTS?

WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES?

Soccer nets require a lot of manufacturing, involving nylon and woven meshes as well as huge steel beams. They also require a lot of transportation cost, because the metal frames are large and heavy. This makes it difficult for the students in Syria to access them as it's interacting with many grids which increase cost.

Grids

We can make an educational booklet with steps to make a soccer goal or other sports equipment

Educational Context

The benefits of this project reach far past the goal of just having brand new sports equipment. While students are procuring resources and building the gear, they're learning engineering principles that they can use to modify, repair or even make brand new equipment

Precedents

Deliverables

Our deliverables are a high fidelity soccer net at 1/3 scale and an instructional booklet with how we made it and best practices from all the mistakes we'll inevitably make.

Feedback

• What materials should we use for the frame?
• How could we make this more affordable to create?
• What other pieces of equipment would also be useful to have a guide on

Thank You