{"id":5865,"date":"2023-02-13T11:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solvefortomorrowlatam.com\/?post_type=pratica&p=5865"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:40:07","slug":"young-chileans-create-a-tool-for-the-safe-detection-of-toxicity-in-plantations","status":"publish","type":"pratica","link":"https:\/\/solvefortomorrowlatam.com\/en\/case\/young-chileans-create-a-tool-for-the-safe-detection-of-toxicity-in-plantations\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Chileans create a tool for the safe detection of toxicity in plantations<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWe need to think about new ways of teaching and learning. The world of work and society demand from young people a set of skills that are not experienced in the traditional classroom.\u201d With this perception, Teacher Rogers M\u00e9ndez rethought the structure of his programming classes for the 3rd technical medium year at the Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico Bicentenario Juan Terrier Dailly<\/a><\/em>, in the province of Curic\u00f3, in Maule, central Chile. The result: several innovative projects, including the Agro-Detect<\/a> solution, which allows remote monitoring of air toxicity in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When provoked about which questions they wanted to investigate, the groups strongly brought up aspects of the school routine and the territory where they live. The institution, maintained by Fundaci\u00f3n Educacional Comeduc<\/a><\/em>, serves a population with higher levels of vulnerability and whose families work in the countryside. Check out the initiative\u2019s profile on Instagram!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a starting point for the teacher\u2019s methodology, the groups were encouraged to look at the school and its surroundings and the social challenges<\/a> that affect the community in conversations with their families and neighbors. \u201cThis trio raised concerns about pesticides and fertilizers, a topic that is being discussed more and more in the region\u201d, explains the educator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the classroom proposal and encouraged by the foundation, teens who were interested could enroll in scientific opportunities and programs that would strengthen the project. By posing the issue, the group identified that Samsung Solve for Tomorrow<\/strong> could support them in thinking about a solution to the identified problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working with the steps of <\/span>Design Thinking<\/span><\/a>, the trio advanced to qualify the problem, reaching the conclusion that the use of pesticides and fertilizers, as attested in the organizing document they wrote, \u201cis of great magnitude, which still does not have a defined solution and that directly affects the environment, the health of workers and people living close to agricultural sectors\u201d. For the teacher, the initial research and the <\/span>problem definition<\/span><\/a> stage were fundamental to understanding how the issue, which was local, was also a global problem, directly affecting millions of persons.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n