Evidence Of Work:
For our project we all worked pretty well together with very few disagreements but of course there was a few. For example on the first few days of the project my group couldn't decide what we needed in the bag and the different sizes necessary to make the product we intended to. Also, we had a small dispute about what our intended audience should be for this project because the cost per backpack was starting to get expensive. We ended up coming to the conclusion that it would make the most sense financially to target our project towards people camping. To complete this project we had to focus on the task we were given and get to work some days were more productive but that was as expected. Our prototype was a backpack that had iodine tablets, a portable water filter, a collapsible bucket, plastic bags, a water bladder, water bottle and a pamphlet. All of these products we found to be important to be a part of our prototype to achieve the desired outcome of fresh, clean, potable water.
For our project we all worked pretty well together with very few disagreements but of course there was a few. For example on the first few days of the project my group couldn't decide what we needed in the bag and the different sizes necessary to make the product we intended to. Also, we had a small dispute about what our intended audience should be for this project because the cost per backpack was starting to get expensive. We ended up coming to the conclusion that it would make the most sense financially to target our project towards people camping. To complete this project we had to focus on the task we were given and get to work some days were more productive but that was as expected. Our prototype was a backpack that had iodine tablets, a portable water filter, a collapsible bucket, plastic bags, a water bladder, water bottle and a pamphlet. All of these products we found to be important to be a part of our prototype to achieve the desired outcome of fresh, clean, potable water.
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Concepts:
Solution: a liquid mixture in which the solute is dissolved into the solvent. Solute: The component when dissolved into the solvent creates a solution. Solvent: The component when having a solute dissolved into it creates a solution. Ionic vs. Molecular: The ionic component of our project was the Iodine Tablets. When the iodine tablets dissolved into our water, the chemical sodium dichloroisocyanurate is released which purifies the water and kills bacteria and disease. The molecular component to this project was the Portable Water Filter. The portable filter has 0.1 micron filtration that filters out 99.99999% of bacteria and protozoa and 100% of micro-plastics. It contains a high number of tiny ‘U’ shaped hollow fiber micro-tubes that trap contaminants while allowing decontaminated water to freely pass through at a high flow rate. Polarity: a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment, with a negatively charged end and a positively charged end. Solubility: The ability to be dissolved. Dissolving ions in solution: We dissolved ions in our solution with the iodine tablets. Bacteria & Virus: The main thing we were trying to get rid of in our water is the disease giardia, which is extremely painful and the most common water-borne disease. pH: a scale used to specify how acidic or basic a water-based solution is. pH stands for power of Hydrogen. Drink-ability range: a range in which water can be safely drunk. |
Reflection:
During this project I learned a lot about work ethic I had some really smart teammates that pushed me in this project and really helped me. I honestly don't think that I have ever been in a group where everybody is working on different aspects of a project so efficiently. I would definitely want to work with this group again if the opportunity was there. I actually like the people I worked with and I still stayed pretty focused. I improved a lot and worked better then I have this year. |