The biggest project in semester 1 of innovated was the week 9 showcase. The first step of preparation for the showcase was for us all to be allocated into different groups, to focus on different aspects of the precious plastics process. I was allocated into the sorting and collection group, with Callum and Aryan. Together, we decided on the group leader, and then filled out the form, to request everything we needed for the showcase.
I designed an eye – catching, attractive poster to get the attention of parents at the showcase, and make our stall look more attractive and tidy.
My finished poster. 
Where the magic happens! Our beautiful workshop ready for action. 
Our shredder, the main piece of equipment used in the collection and sorting phase.
In the precious plastics program, the collection and sorting phase of the precious plastics program is the first phase towards making the fully furnished products we put on display. This phase consists of collecting donations of used type 2, 4 and 5 plastics (mainly consisting of milk and cleaning product bottles and their lids), and clean and de-label the bottles if they haven’t been already, and then sorting the plastic by type and colour, before shredding the plastic, at which point they are ready for the next phase of production, either injection or oven – molding, depending on the type of plastic. After cooking, the plastic comes out molten in the mold, and after cooling, turns into a well – polished, finished product ready for retail and exhibition.
In order to make sure we were able to construct a good – looking, functional stall to exhibit our work at the showcase, we had to use our college capabilities. For this exercise, I think that some of the most important capabilities were effective communication, collaboration, creativity and resilience. Using these capabilities meant that we were able to work productively throughout the program and collaborate effectively.
One of our finished plant pot projects, with a custom made saucer 
A selection of our injection mold projects, including coasters, a rabbit and a dove 
A finished hex bowl
At the showcase, our display was a massive hit. Parents were always coming up to our display and asking us about our process, kids loved the interactive shredder display and loved putting in milk bottles to shred, and everyone had a whole lot of fun in the process. In my opinion, our stall looked really good, along with the rest of the precious plastic stall. We gained a lot of publicity, and spread awareness about our cause. A massive win for the precious plastic team.
Overall, I don’t think that we had much to improve on. Everyone seemed to love our stall, and the way it looked, and people seemed to be very interested in what it was that we did throughout the project. We all took different roles to make the whole thing run smoothly, I did most of the talking, while Aryan ran the shredder display and Callum had the way the stall looked taken care of, even bringing in his own table cloth to add to the cosmetics of the stall. One thing we probably could have improved on was our time management.