Teenager designs smart water bottle
Sebastian in Uruguay invented a water bottle that encourages people to stay hydrated
The ‘smart water bottle’ uses BBC micro:bits for two functions:
- it measures the intensity of the sunlight and reminds you to shelter and stay hydrated
- it checks the water level in your bottle and reminds you to take a sip
The do your :bit judges felt that Sebastian’s device stood out as a well thought through creative idea. Sebastian won the 15 to 18-year-old category in Latin America. He aimed to solve a problem related to Global Goal 3 Good health & well-being.
The smart water bottle in action
The do your :bit challenge is an annual competition which sets young people the challenge to innovate and design solutions relevant to the impacts of the Global Goals that are meaningful to them.
Sebastian with his design for the smart water bottle.
Hydration is essential for everything, the so-called climate change that we are fighting against today provides us with very high temperatures that we must take care of, specifically in my community Uruguay as we are below the hole in the ozone layer.
Sebastian, winner 15 to 18-year-old category in Latin America.
Children and young people innovating with technology
The do your :bit challenge adds social purpose to digital learning and allows students to apply their digital skills to real world solutions. All projects and lesson resources are available for free and entries can be submitted into two age-range categories, 8 to 14-year-olds and 15 to 18-year-olds. 8 to 14-year-olds can submit either a paper prototype or working micro:bit solution.
Read about all of this year’s winning entries.
The next do your :bit challenge opens in early 2022, you can find out more about the challenge and access Global Goals project resources and lessons here.
