Week

1: What are the barriers to accessing clean drinking water?

Intro and Design Process

Intro -
3rd World water issue -
Biochemistry

Water issue - Biochemistry Chemistry of Filtration

Filter testing and Dissection

Week 2: How can we respond to human suffering without imposing a colonizing mentality, while promoting dignity and sustainability?
FMNI - Water crisis

Urban areas water

treatment
-supply/demand

FIELD TRIP:
Trip to Reservation

Field trip recap. Research Research and selection of area

and selection of area
3 min elevator pitch on the
area

Week 3: What is the best way to balance resource development while protecting the environment?
Natural Water Treatments Natural water treatment -
- Wetlands
Capillary actions,
Biomimicry in design

FIELD TRIP: Water

treatment plant

What treatments
would/not work, why?
Environment,
community beliefs and
impacts.

Calculating flow rate, scaling

and equation development

Week 4: How can technology aid in finding solutions to water access?

Plan your blueprint

Guest presenter on CAD

Designing Blueprints in the Designing Blueprints in

CAD Program
the CAD Program

Field Trip: Maker Space

Week 5: How does working together affect your final product?

Plan your prototype

Rationale for blueprint and Work Day

prototype

Work Day

Work Day

Week 6: What are the benefits and consequences of implementing your solution?
Bowsers Castle

Bowsers Castle

Bowsers Castle

Revision, Recap, Review

School Showcase