Criteria A - Strand 4

My Design Brief

Littering is a huge problem in our society as it negatively affects our environment to a great extent. The moment of laziness where people decide to leave their trash on the tables affects animals as for example, if its plastic, they mistake it for food and end up eating it which kills them, which destroys our ecosystem. It damages our waterways too as when we litter it goes into our rivers which pollutes them. It's also extremely expensive to hire people to clean the environment and to get rid of all the litter. It attracts insects like cockroaches and animals like rats which carry diseases and can potentially damage our health, items such as broken glass is also a danger hazard as if somebody falls into it or touches it, they will get cut.

I have tried to combat this problem by creating a Scratch game that will raise awareness and teach people how to dispose of their trash correctly in a fun and interactive way. For example, a solution to littering that I will be talking about in my Scratch game is recycling. It is the process of collecting materials in order to reuse them into new products instead of just throwing them as trash. It also helps us use fewer resources from our environment. It reduces the amount of waste in landfills and prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new materials. Another solution I will be discussing is how to properly use garbage bins and to make sure they don't fall onto the ground as that would make litter spread even further, I will also insert in my game the importance of places many garbage bins around the area as people will be more inclined to throw it away as there are so many designated areas. I will also include the importance of simply picking up litter when you see it as that could make a huge positive impact on the environment. My scratch project will be very informative but in an entertaining way. I'll use different backgrounds to showcase areas that are free of litter and other areas that are polluted with littering and will compare the areas.