Introduction
For this project we were given the task of creating a water display. We were allowed to make a something, explain a concept, or show how something worked. My group used a driving question to help us brainstorm: how can we build a cheap, efficient, and small water filter? We starting brainstorming and realized that we could make a water filter using simply natural methods. We developed a plan and executed it through multiply tries and tests.
Building
Materials:
~ 2 containers ~Soda Bottle ~Activated Charcoal ~Cotton Balls ~Sand ~Water Spiket Process:
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How It Works
Ph Test
Ideally you want your ph level to be a close to seven as possible. In our case we got further from seven as the water was cleaner. This is due to the acidity levels rising when it went through the filter. We are not quite sure why this happened, we thought it might be due to the charcoal but later found out that it should improve the ph level. The water that looks clearer is still drinkable and is still cleaner than the brown water.
Building Part 2
Once we had built the filter we needed something that could hold the water that needed to be cleaned. We did our first prototype with an upside down bubbly water bottle on the top and a bowl underneath. We would then put the dirty water into the top and it would go through the filter and into the bowl. We then decided upon the final model you can see at left. This model has two large containers with the filter hanging from the lid of the bottom one. The dirty water slowly filters and goes into the bottom tank. Then you can use the spiket to let out clean and filtered water.
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After Filtration
Content
Solution~ A liquid mixture in which a solute is distributed into a solvent. Example: Sweet Tea
Solute~ A minor component in a solution. Example: Sugar
Solvent~ The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution. Example: Tea used to make sweet tea
Electrolytes vs. non-electrolytes~ Electrolytes are salts that ionize and conduct electricity in solutions. Non-electrolytes do not dissociate into ions.
Polarity~ A separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment.
Solubility~ Solubility is the property of a solid, liquid or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid, liquid or gaseous solvent.
PH~ A scale of acidity from 0 to 14. It tells how acidic or alkaline a substance is. More acidic solutions have lower pH. More alkaline solutions have higher pH
Filtration~ The action or processes of filtering something in order to remove a certain substance.
Ultrafiltration~ Using a process to filter something further. For example using the UV light to ultra filter the water.
Activated Charcoal~ Charcoal that has been heated or otherwise treated to increase its absorptive power.
Drinkability~ The level of ph that is healthy for you to drink. This is 6-8.5 ph.
Solute~ A minor component in a solution. Example: Sugar
Solvent~ The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution. Example: Tea used to make sweet tea
Electrolytes vs. non-electrolytes~ Electrolytes are salts that ionize and conduct electricity in solutions. Non-electrolytes do not dissociate into ions.
Polarity~ A separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment.
Solubility~ Solubility is the property of a solid, liquid or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid, liquid or gaseous solvent.
PH~ A scale of acidity from 0 to 14. It tells how acidic or alkaline a substance is. More acidic solutions have lower pH. More alkaline solutions have higher pH
Filtration~ The action or processes of filtering something in order to remove a certain substance.
Ultrafiltration~ Using a process to filter something further. For example using the UV light to ultra filter the water.
Activated Charcoal~ Charcoal that has been heated or otherwise treated to increase its absorptive power.
Drinkability~ The level of ph that is healthy for you to drink. This is 6-8.5 ph.
Conclusion
This project was very fun and I was able to learn more about myself and my skills. Collaboration played a big role in out project. For myself I felt that I did a good job at being able to put my ideas along with everyone else. Through this we made a very good project. We used our collaboration skills to make the whole project. I also learned more about my own critical thinking and the way I handle problems. We came across Some challenges in which needed to fixed quickly. Critical thinking played a large role in creating the best version of our p[project we could.
There were also somethings that I could have done better at during this project. Communication is something that I could improve upon in these projects. Our group sometimes gets mixed up with how exactly things should be executed. For future projects I feel we could create a schedule to make sure everyone is on the same page. Generally our groups character could have also been better. We could have more productive in order to create a better presentation. If we had improved on this we could have also made a more efficient system.
There were also somethings that I could have done better at during this project. Communication is something that I could improve upon in these projects. Our group sometimes gets mixed up with how exactly things should be executed. For future projects I feel we could create a schedule to make sure everyone is on the same page. Generally our groups character could have also been better. We could have more productive in order to create a better presentation. If we had improved on this we could have also made a more efficient system.