BECOME

2nd Period Full Semester

In this program we worked on a water filter. Its a pretty simple project, but it was great to see the different ways people approached water purification. Some made basic filters with cotton, some made elaborate contraptions with heat, 3D printed parts, glue, the whole mix. Our version used a series of interlocking 3D printed sections with activated carbon in between, prefaced by a chlorine and iodine treatment. It was pretty simple and an elegant solution if it worked as intended. It didn't. the device did work, but leaked and we realized water and air pressure would be an issue. Water just would not move through the filter because air could not fill the bottle on top to take its place. The lack of air in the system meant that the bottle would collapse in on itself so you had a squeeze the system to work right.