Silver Award Spotlight

I came up with a plan to create a new surface that can receive rainwater and then channel it into rainwater barrels for storage. After taking measurements and gathering all the materials I needed, I submitted my project plan to the school. The assistant principal helped me get approvals from the school district. In the middle of the hot summer, my small team of friends and I got to work and started construction. We measured dimensions, calculated the sizes of lumber needed, got them cut to size, and built two off-ground gutters on each side of the garden. The hardest part was making the gutter itself since we only had metal sheets. Since we couldn’t bend the sheets on our own, we had to design and make a tool to help us. Since the garden is a place where little kids come and visit, we made sure to cover the sharp edges of the gutter with vinyl end covers for safety reasons.