The project
At the start of this project we were assigned the task of doing something relating to water purification or conservation. My group and I decided to create a model for an extremely water efficient house that could change the amount of water the average American family uses on a major scale. We brainstormed and researched for a long time and we found that the most effective way we could conserve water was by filtering and recycling "grey" water back into the house and garden. This was achieved by taking water from sinks, showers, washing machines and, laundry machines, filtering it and running it back to the toilets and the garden to water plants. to make this water suitable for use on plants, we decided to use specific types of soap to make the Ph of the water ideal for plant nutrition. We discovered an all organic soap called Dr. Bronner's that is able to be used in every application needed in the average home. After acquiring some of this soap, we ran Ph tests of the soapy water vs. uncontaminated water. It turns out that the Ph of the soapy water was between 7 and 8 meaning it would be perfectly viable to water plants with. We also came up with some other water conservation techniques such as rainwater collection and storage.
Content
Salute: Minor solution component, dissolved in solvent.
Solution: A liquid mixture in which the minor (solute) component is distributed uniformly within the major (solvent) component.
Polarity: How atoms connect with each other. They share electrons when atoms come together in chemical bonding. When one of the atoms exerts a stronger attractive force on the bond's electrons, a polar molecule arises.
Electrolytes: An ion-containing liquid or gel that may be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g. present in a battery.
Non-electrolytes: a substance that does not exist in an ionic form in aqueous solution.
Organic matter: Matter that came from a living organism recently.
Solubility: The ability to dissolve in water in particular.
Virus: An infectious agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat is too small to be seen by light
microscopy and can multiply an infectious agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat only within thehost's living cells, is too small to be seen by light microscopy and can only multiply within the host's living cells.
Bacteria: A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms with cell walls but lacking in organelles and an organized
nucleus, some of which may cause illness.
Ph: Measurement of concentration of hydrogen ions, measurement of solution acidity or alkalinity.
Ph scale: Acidity or alkalinity of water-soluble substances (pH means ' hydrogen potential '). A pH value is a number between 1 and 14, with middle (neutral) point
being 7. Values below 7 show acidity that increases as the number decreases, the most acidic of which is 1.
Particle-separation: A field with a large number of applications in both industry and the environment is the separation of particles or
droplets from a flow.
Solution: A liquid mixture in which the minor (solute) component is distributed uniformly within the major (solvent) component.
Polarity: How atoms connect with each other. They share electrons when atoms come together in chemical bonding. When one of the atoms exerts a stronger attractive force on the bond's electrons, a polar molecule arises.
Electrolytes: An ion-containing liquid or gel that may be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g. present in a battery.
Non-electrolytes: a substance that does not exist in an ionic form in aqueous solution.
Organic matter: Matter that came from a living organism recently.
Solubility: The ability to dissolve in water in particular.
Virus: An infectious agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat is too small to be seen by light
microscopy and can multiply an infectious agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat only within thehost's living cells, is too small to be seen by light microscopy and can only multiply within the host's living cells.
Bacteria: A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms with cell walls but lacking in organelles and an organized
nucleus, some of which may cause illness.
Ph: Measurement of concentration of hydrogen ions, measurement of solution acidity or alkalinity.
Ph scale: Acidity or alkalinity of water-soluble substances (pH means ' hydrogen potential '). A pH value is a number between 1 and 14, with middle (neutral) point
being 7. Values below 7 show acidity that increases as the number decreases, the most acidic of which is 1.
Particle-separation: A field with a large number of applications in both industry and the environment is the separation of particles or
droplets from a flow.
Reflection
This was a super interesting project mainly because my group and I decided to go in a different direction from the rest of the class. While many other groups were making water filters we decided to focus on the much larger scale problem of water wastefulness in the home. This was a way of showing our critical thinking by going down a different road than others and being decisive about it. Because water filtration was such a small part of our project, I learned much more about actual water conservation and Ph balances. The first high of this project for me was getting a good group. We are all friends who respect each other making working together and communicating easy and a good experience. As I mentioned before my group and I collaborated quite well together with each of us putting in effort to create a good project. My first low during the project was trying to figure out what we were going to do. It took us a long time to decide on an idea for what we were going to do, but in the end I'm very happy with what we decided on. My next high was the modeling of the water efficient house. First we created a blueprint of the house entirely using lines on google slides which was fun to learn how to do. After we created the blueprint, Jillian created a 3D model of the house which blew us all away. Finally my last low was this project coming to an end. This is sad because we all had a lot of fun with the brainstorming, designing, and chemistry of the water. We made sure to keep in mind cultural awareness during this project by taking into account a variety of living situations from many different places. In the end this project was extremely fun and educational, and I'm happy to have been able to go through it with such a great group.