Making Dirty Water Drinkable!
Water is a critical and necessary need for life to exist. Clean water is especially critical to humans.Copyright 2016 Aqua Mechanical, CC BY 2.0, Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquamech-utah/25045792466
Access to clean water is a major problem we face in the world today, especially in developing countries and during, and in the aftermath of, natural disasters. Currently, there is a portable water purification device called the LifeSaver bottle that can bring clean water to people; however, it is too expensive for most individuals. In this maker challenge, students work through the engineering design process. They create a water bottle from commonly available materials used in purification tools, that can assist in cleaning dirty water as an inexpensive alternative to the LifeSaver Bottle.