Water, Water Everywhere
QUENCH (QUality ENgineering for Community Health) is an organization that helps provide clean water for people who do not have safe drinking water access. QUENCH would like students to solve the problem of communities that do not know if their water is safe to drink by providing them with a simple microelectronic water quality testing device. Students will learn about the water cycle, water scarcity, water treatment methods, microelectronic sensors, and water quality data. Based on information learned and data acquired throughout the unit, students will make an evidence-based decision to design an efficient and simple to use water quality testing device that can determine if water is safe to drink according to state and federal standards.
Core Content: Earth science
Grade Levels: Middle School
ME Connection: Sensors use microelectronics to detect various properties of water, data analogy systems use microelectronics to collect and analyze data.
Engineering Design Project: Design a microelectronic device that can test water quality.