Goals - 1/29 

• Clean out filter and get it working properly 

Goals

1. Finish modifying our filter
2. Run our water through for testing
3. Take our tests out to WICK's Water Treatment Plant 

Goals for the week:

• Go to WICK's Water Treatment Plant and  get testing tubes.
• Start running water through filter and collect samples.
• Take our sample's to WICK's Water Treatment Plant to get tested.

Specifically how we will work on these goals:

• Organize field trip out to WICK's Water Treatment Plant 
• Continue modifying our filter 

Who we will ask for help:

• Larry & Mr. Getchis 

Mr. G.

Water Diseases

Four major categories of water related diseases;

• Waterborne diseases - including cholera, typhoid, and dysentery, are caused by drinking water containing infectious viruses or bacteria, which often come from human or animal waste.
• Cholera - caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water from cells in the intestines, which produces severe diarrhea.
• Typhoid - caused by the bacteria salmonella and produces red spots, headaches, cough, high fever, and dehydration. 
• Dysentery - produces diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and rectal tenesmus (a feeling of incomplete defecation). It can be fatal.
• E. Coli - symptoms are  diarrhea, abdominal cramping, pain or tenderness, nausea, and vomiting. 
• Water-washed diseases - such as skin and eye infections, are caused by lack of clean water for washing.
• Water-based diseases - such as schistosomiasis, are spread by organisms that develop in water and then become human parasites. They are spread by contaminated water and by eating insufficiently cooked fish.
• Schistosomiasis -  produces abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, chills, itching. and frequent and or painful urination.  
• Water-related insect vectors - such as mosquitoes, breed in or near water and spread diseases, including dengue and malaria. This category is not directly related to water supply or quality.
• Dengue - produces fever and rash or sometimes have no symptoms. 
• Malaria - produces fever, headaches, nausea, muscle pain, sweating, and vomiting. 

Networking

http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/blog/how-to-make-a-homemade-water-filter.htm

• We found this site to be very helpful because it showed how to do the steps with pictures then the directions above it and it was very easy to follow

http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/how-to-make-a-water-fillter.htm

• This website is the first one we found and this is what made us want to do this project it is very easy to catch on and it is easy to understand how to do this project.

 http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Water-Filter

• This article shows how to make a basic survival water filter.

http://beprepared.com/article.asp_Q_ai_E_30_A_name_E_Water%20Filtration%20And%20Purification

• This shows a water filter that you can buy.

http://www.squidoo.com/MakeAHomemadeWaterFilter

• This website shows a video that has a more complicated water filter but it is still do able at home. 

http://www.thefoodguys.com/waterfilter.htm

• This is a very very basic site that tells you what you need then three steps of what to do to make the filter.

http://alternativehealing.org/water_filter.htm

• This site shows a basic drawing of the water filter and the the materials and then the steps.

http://www.byo.com/stories/projects-and-equipment/article/indices/20-build-it-yourself/402-build-your-own-water-filter-projects

• This site shows pictures of the materials you need and it has a ton of information of what to do to build the water filter.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?11389-How-to-make-a-Water-Filter

• This site shows how to make a very simple sand water filter.

Criteria and Constraints

Criteria 

• We need to figure out how to measure our filters progress by the amount of pollutants filtered out .
• Our filter needs to look presentable .
• Our water filter needs to be able to filter large amounts of water at a time while getting out the bacteria and possible toxins out of the water .
• Our filter needs to be as inexpensive as possible .
• Our filter needs to work.

Constraints

• We our one a limited time schedule.
• We only have class time between Math Units and Science Portfolios.
• We may need to run our filter multiple times to properly filter the water.
• Some of our materials may be hard to get a hold of. 
• We need away to test the water before and after.