John H
Team Member
Today, in the morning, we discussed our homework; we have completed the problem analysis. Then we looked through a microscope at washing machine water, and found that it does indeed have microfibres in it. In the afternoon we all made considerable progress on the robot.
John H Team Member
0 Comments
In the morning we discussed homework, and had a vote on which problem to undertake, either ways to reduce water used by toilets flushing, or ways to stop microfibres polluting rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water. We chose the latter, and then we discussed our homework relating to Project research. After lunch, we all worked on our separate robot mission trips and decided to name our robots H, 2, and O. We also did a Core Values exercise.
John H Team Member Today, we discussed homework in the morning and narrowed down our options to two problems, either to try to reduce water used by toilets flushing, with a solution that dynamically tailors the water used in every flush, or ways to stop microfibres polluting rivers, possibly using "hydroclones." In the afternoon John H and Samuel wired the two robots (The other was already done.) and everyone started work on their missions. MTA has a more detailed plan than before, with a basic frame to push the pipe extension into place, MTB has a reasonable plans for each mission's mechanism, and a working prototype for putting the water in the fountain, and MTC has a prototype frame to do the pipe replacement.
John H Team Member and Peter H Team Leader Today we went to our local Sewage Treatment Centre in Trowbridge. When we had all arrived in the town centre, we met in the library to discuss the questions we were going to ask at the STC (Sewage Treatment Centre). When we got there, there was a short introduction, then we had a demonstration of how sewage is made (start with clean water and then slowly add tings you use during the day eg. soap, shampoo, shaving foam, milk, cereal). Then we discussed the water cycle, and listed the ways we use water. We also did tried guessing how much water we use for activities throughout the day. After lunch, we had a tour of the site, going round the different stages of cleaning. interestingly, there is no method for getting microfibres out of the water. To finish off, we did a hands on experiment tuning dirty water into clean water using things like sand, gravel, and filtre paper.
John H Team member |
Categories
All
Archives
November 2020
|