Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Pre Survey

    • UN SDGs in NC

    • Location Specific Chemical Contaminants

    • Human Centered Design Process

    • Interview

    • Research Poster: Adding Facts
  • 2

    Hear phase: Need Statement

    • Week 2_Needs Finding_water.pdf

    • How to write a needs statement?

    • What chemical contaminants are in North Carolina?

    • Research Poster

    • Research Poster: Adding a Needs Statement
  • 3

    Hear Phase: Skill Building

    • Explore UN Sustainable Development Goal #6

    • NC Laws and Engineering

    • Water Filter Design Thinking

    • How to use a microscope

    • How to build a water filter?

  • 4

    Create: Brainstorming

    • Brainstorming

    • Human Centered Design Workshop Activity

    • TinkerCAD

    • Research Poster Examples
  • 5

    Deliver

    • Your Research Poster
  • 6

    Resources to learn more

    • Introduction

    • Where we get our water?

    • Where does my our water go?

    • What is lurking in my water?

    • Are there other hazards I should know about? (Chemical)

    • Water Laws and Engineering

    • NC Microbial Contamination

    • NC Laws and Engineering Continued.

    • Definition of pollution, UV rays, vaporization, condensation, pH, runoff

    • Discussion Question: Definitions

    • Understanding the Natural Cycle of Water

    • Discussion Question: Water Cycle

    • Causes of water pollution

    • Runoff and Infiltration Simulation

    • Presence of coliforms in water

    • Discussion Question: Causes of Water Pollution

    • Discussion Question: Presence of Coliforms in Water

    • Proliferation of Toxic Algae

    • Discussion Question: Water quality and it's relation to Health

    • Operating a Microscope

    • How to use a LaMotte Coliform Kit for detecting coliforms?

    • Discussion Question: LaMotte Coliform Kit

    • Discussion Question: How to build a water filter

    • Discussion Question: Water Filter Design Thinking

    • pH

    • References