This water project was primarily about solving water crisis problems with chemistry, and was focused around filtering water. However, we decided to look at wasted water from gardens. We wanted to incorporate vertical gardens, because they are rising in popularity, so we combined the two to create a custom model of a water efficient garden. Because most water is wasted through evaporation and runoff, our model was designed specifically to reduce both of these problems.
There are some terms to be explained:
Chelation: Process of ligands attaching to minerals, making it organic, and allowing plants to absorb the nutrients from the soil
Photosynthesis: How plants receive energy, water, carbon dioxide, and light to create glucose and oxygen
Vertical garden: A garden with a design to reduce space by being stacked vertically
Drip irrigation: Instead of using sprinklers, which are inefficient and aren't accurate, water is applied slowly and as needed to the plants
Chelation: Process of ligands attaching to minerals, making it organic, and allowing plants to absorb the nutrients from the soil
Photosynthesis: How plants receive energy, water, carbon dioxide, and light to create glucose and oxygen
Vertical garden: A garden with a design to reduce space by being stacked vertically
Drip irrigation: Instead of using sprinklers, which are inefficient and aren't accurate, water is applied slowly and as needed to the plants
Our project consisted of many strengths, as well as some weaknesses. We were very strong on critical thinking. We changed our ideas to be more creative than the other groups, and doing so took a lot of brainstorming. We went from harnessing wave energy to sprinkler efficiency, and our last idea was vertical farm watering efficiency.