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Build Your Own Binde
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Holas amigos! Hello friends! Have you ever
made a campfire using just firewood? Well, that is the way most
people in small villages cook in Colombia. They cook all of
their meals on an open fire. A family of 5 uses about 15 logs a
day just to cook their food! That's a lot of trees that need to
be cut for firewood. That puts me in great danger because each
day trees that I use for food and shelter are being cut down for
firewood!
My friends from Proyecto Tití came up with a
creative solution! They made a "binde," which is a small, clay
cookstove that burns firewood more efficiently. When you cook
your food using a binde, you only burn 5 logs a day and that
means there are more trees left in the forest for me and my
family!
Why don't you make a binde for your art project
and tell our story to your amigos! |
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Traditional Method
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Modern Method
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Things You Will Need:
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A flat surface, like a table, that will not be damaged
by clay
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Modeling clay (about two or three handfuls). You can
use any clay or play dough for this, but if you want to keep it
forever use clay that hardens after it dries.
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A plastic knife
What to do: * Note: Before
you begin, make sure to build your binde big enough to fit your pot.
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On the flat surface, roll the modeling clay into short
fat rolls.
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Coil the clay into a circle, building the clay up into
an upside-down bowl shape. Leave the top open.
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Smooth the edges so you can’t see the coil ridges
anymore.
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With the knife, cut a small square in the base of the
upside-down bowl. (In a real binde, this is where the firewood
would go.)
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Let the clay dry so that it gets hard before you move
it.
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Now take your binde to school and show your classmates
a great way to help cotton-top tamarins.
Finished binde with pot:
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