Water in Extreme Environments

Create a Process

Youth apply what they learned in prior activities to design and test a water reuse process using filter materials and home piping reconfiguration.

Using the steps of the Engineering Design Process can help guide them to a successful solution.
Engineers use what they learn in the identify and investigate steps to inform their design decisions.
They can engineer a process to improve water quality so it can be reused for other purposes.

A4_Create_a_Process_Educator_Guide Create a Process Educator Guide	pdf 958.87 KB
A4_Create_a_Process_Engineering_Notebook Create a Process Engineering Notebook (English)	pdf 1.12 MB
A4_Create_a_Process_Engineering_Notebook_Spanish Create a Process Engineering Notebook (Spanish)	pdf 3.08 MB

The Educator Guide has a script, materials list, and prep directions. Be sure to have it open and ready to help guide you through every activity.

Post EDP Poster.
Make 8 more filter bases, Educator Guide p. 37.
Post Investigation Chart, Educator Guide p. 32, and Quality Chart, Educator Guide p. 48.
Create model water samples, replace "toilet" with "space toilet."
Set up Materials Table: spoons, filter materials, rinsed charcoal.
Copy for each group: Water Reuse Plan, Educator Guide p. 53.

How can we design a water reuse process to solve the problem of water scarcity in an extreme environment?

Use data from prior investigations to imagine, create, and test a water reuse process for an extreme environment where water is scarce.

Failure is a big part of the Engineering Design Process. Engineers sometimes make mistakes on purpose so they can learn how to avoid them later when it's more crucial to get it right.

Extreme Environment: a place where it is difficult for people to survive

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