An on-the-spot Work Experience item in which a child makes a useful or decorative product from waste materials.
This item turns waste such as bottles, cartons, old cloth and paper into something useful or decorative, teaching recycling and resourcefulness.
In the Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Work Experience Fair (Pravrutthiparichayamela) it is an on-the-spot item for individual entrants, open to girls and boys at Lower Primary (classes 1-4), Upper Primary (classes 5-7), High School (classes 8-10) and Higher Secondary/VHSE (classes 11-12). Each child works alone for a fixed period at the venue, with the product then displayed for viewing at the district and state stages. Children at every level enter, with the same four-line score sheet applied throughout; judges simply expect more finish, accuracy and technical understanding from older entrants.
The child plans an article, prepares the waste, assembles and finishes it. Judges look at creativity and how well the waste is transformed.
Every Work Experience item uses the fair’s single shared score sheet: the workload and the child’s own contribution carry 40 marks, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of raw materials and tools 20, and social utility, speciality and marketability 15. For products using waste materials, that means transforming the waste yourself earns the workload marks, a neat result shows skill, naming materials and tools shows knowledge, and a product with real use earns the utility marks.
Where Products Using Waste Materials is run
This item is part of the official Kerala School Sasthrolsavam Work Experience Fair (Pravrutthiparichayamela), one of the five fairs of the Kerala state school Sasthrolsavam, and is installed on eTalenter through the Work Experience Fair template built from the official item list and evaluation indicators. It runs at LP/UP/HS/HSS/VHSE level and moves from school and sub-district upward by grade. This page describes the Kerala format only.
- Kerala, India
Key facts
- Individual on-the-spot item, girls and boys.
- Offered at LP/UP/HS/HSS/VHSE.
- Workload and own contribution 40, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of materials and tools 20, social utility and marketability 15.
- Product: an article made from waste materials.
- Creativity in reuse is observed.
- The finished product is displayed for public viewing at later stages.
On eTalenter, Products Using Waste Materials is filed under Off Stage and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Products Using Waste Materials is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Products Using Waste Materials
What a Products Using Waste Materials panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Workload and the child’s own contribution (40): all work done by the child.
- Skill and completeness (25): a neat, sturdy and well-finished article.
- Knowledge of raw materials and tools (20): knows the waste used and the tools.
- Social utility, speciality and marketability (15): a useful or decorative product that could be sold.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Products Using Waste Materials under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Products Using Waste Materials
How entrants and their teachers usually get Products Using Waste Materials right on the day:
- Clean the waste thoroughly.
- Plan the design on paper.
- Use strong adhesives safely.
- Choose a product with a clear use.
- Add colour to hide the origin where suitable.
- Say how much waste was saved.
- Idea to try: a pen stand from a bottle
- Idea to try: a planter from a tin
- Idea to try: a bag from old cloth
Ready-made event templates that include Products Using Waste Materials
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| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – Work Experience Fair | Off Stage | Marks | 4 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Products Using Waste Materials judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
What waste is allowed?
Safe, clean materials; check the notice.
Is a use needed?
A clear use improves the marketability marks.
Is Products Using Waste Materials a team or individual item?
Individual. Each child makes their own product, and the fair’s rule is one item per participant.
How is Products Using Waste Materials scored?
On the fair’s shared four-line sheet: workload and own contribution 40, skill and completeness 25, knowledge of materials and tools 20, social utility and marketability 15.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every off stage competition item.
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