About Us
Every day, 9 billion gallons of water are wasted in the US. In that day, the whole world population can get enough water to meet the requirement of water consumption with a surplus amount left over. Water prices are soaring around the globe that are causing demonstrations and protests are more frequent than before. Up to 4000-5000 dollars are being paid for water that is being wasted each day. To save the world's water and money, COW (Conserve Our Water) is trying to make a low-cost, effective, and accessible filter that will filter greywater from showers to our landscaping. This will save 5 billion gallons of water each day. Through our experiments we discovered that the combination of river rocks, felt, activated charcoal, pebbles, and sand will filter out water to give to plants. We used science to collect data and design our prototype. We used technology to collect our research. Engineering was used to create our prototype, and mathematics was used to analyze our data. By using science, technology, engineering, and math, we made an effective and efficient filter that will be able to clean greywater so that plants will be able to thrive on reused shower water. Our filter holds the potential to save money, reuse water, go green, and conserve our water.
Who We Are |
COW set out on a mission to conserve our water. In order for our group to accomplish all our goals and meet the deadlines, we divided all of our work among our team. Our group began brainstorming, meeting together and researching various topics in October 2015. Once we came up with our idea, we began to meet every other Saturday and occasionally Sunday. Although some teammates would miss meetings, we would use Edmodo, email and iMessage to communicate what we did on that day. Then we began to test our filter. Our CEO was in charge of building and buying supplies for the prototype. He also communicated and interviewed various people. Builder was in charge of our website and building the model for our prototype. Inspirer was in charge of brainstorming ideas and also researching different topics for our experiment. Researcher was in charge of the Mission Folder and buying supplies to add onto the prototype. Experiments and tests were conducted when all 4 team members were present at the meetings and future improvements were discussed at each meeting. We also met with our teacher/mentor for advice and fesedback on our ideas every 2-3 weeks. Each part of our experiment and mission folder was revised and looked over by each team member. One way that allowed us to work together collaboratively at any time we had an opportunity was through Google Docs and Edmodo. Through these programs, we could see our group's progress. Overall, we were able to cooperate effectively, efficiently, and in a friendly manner.
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