Learning Target: I can identify ways in which the design cycle, along with technological innovations, can be used to help solve the issue of pollution in bodies of water.
ATL Skills: Creative Thinking
Create novel solutions to authentic problems
Design improvements to existing machines, media and technologies
If you have ever been to Baltimore you know how picturesque the harbor is. The city centers around the harbor and it contributes to a large percentage of the tourism in Baltimore. The issue, however, is that the water had become so polluted that it took away from the beauty of the city. People were visiting the harbor less, not to mention the unhealthy water had become a deterrent for fishing and unsafe for swimming(see images below). The city decided something must be done to fix this problem.
A team was developed to research how the problem could be solved. Using almost entirely renewable energies a product was created.
Potential issues that may arise from an automated machine collecting trash from bodies of water