Future equals Diversity

For our first humanities course, we learned about the 17 SDGs and how they are centered on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I am very passionate about Equality and believe that it is a human right. We talked about physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. An F.E that stood out to me the most was one that we didn't actually go anywhere at all. We talked to Scout from the Women's Health Care Center. I learned so much form them, and I was able to add more to my AP.



I'm looking forward to the next class, Who Am I, because I really love philosophy
 I was inspired by my classmates and their passion for the things we talked about but I was depressed by seeing the ignorance in our world.

It's gettin hot in here

In unit 3 of our Water class we learned about climate change and its effect on our world. We had 3 guests come in. Something that intrigued me about our guests was that even with our earth increasingly getting hotter and the ignorance around it our guests were optimistic about where we are headed. This action project sums up everything we learned in this unit. It explains climate change and predicts the weather in 2100.


I learned that there is so much that we can do to fix climate change but I also learned that we are at the point of no return... There is no way to prevent something that is already occurring everywhere.

FIL(ter) ME UP, BUTTERCUP

In H20 we started a new unit called, 4.5 billion in which we went on a Field Experience to the Jardine Water Filtration Plant where we saw water being filtered at a huge scale. In class we discussed the water cycle and groundwater filtration. The information that I collected from the water plant and groundwater filtration really helped me perfect my AP.

In my water filter I used:

• Water bottle
• 1 coffee filter
• a rubber band
• gravel
• sand
• powdered charcoal
• a small piece of aquarium filter core

First, I Cut the water bottle in half so that I could use the bottom as the collecting cup and the top as the filter next I wrap the filter around the mouth of the bottle, next I added in the piece of aquarium core then a layer of charcoal then a layer of sand, charcoal, and sand, and then gravel to top it off

My filter will work because the water goes through areas with very small pores multiple times leaving behind any particles in the layer above. At the bottom of the filter the water goes through a coffee filter which covers the mouth of the water bottle.

My filter is similar to groundwater filtration because it includes Gravel and Sand as filter layers.

I chose to use charcoal because at the water plant I learned that activated charcoal and activated carbon can help better the taste of water. I chose to use the bottom of the bottle as a cup because during a water crisis I'm sure that I would want to keep things as minimal as possible.

TN (2017) My finished water filter

My hypothesis is that the color of the water will change and the particles will be filtered out.

The source of the water is from the bathroom sink in school, plus some dirt from the garden outside. The pH level before was 5.4 and after was 6.7.

TN (2017) Before (right) and After (left)

Description and pH of the water

Smells like a playground/gardenSmells clean/no smell
Looks dirty/like mud
Looks clear
Tastes clean not metallic, very pure and refreshing
pH: 5.4
pH 6.7
H+ 0.000003941
H+ 0.0000002

Both water samples fall closer to the neutral pH level (7) which means that both might have been safer to drink although I did not drink the water before filtration.

These are the pH levels converted to H+

3.9 x 10^-6 (before) 2 x 10^-6 (after) the difference between those levels is 19.9. I used the equation 10^-5.4/ 10^-6.7.

I can conclude that the mix of charcoal sand and gravel will clean water to a point that it is safe to drink. My hypothesis was proven correct. All of the dirt was removed from the water and after it went through the filter it was completely clear and smelled like nothing. It took me a couple of times to get the water filter to work, the first time I put too much sand in and all of the water got trapped and nothing came out. The next time I made it I used activated carbon instead of charcoal but the water still came out cloudy. My final product added multiple layers of activated charcoal and sand then added aquarium core which came out with the best, clearest result.

Citations 
The King Random “DIY: Make Swamp Water Drinkable” Youtube Jul 6 2017 accessed Oct 9 2017