STEM Concepts

We used our knowledge of electricity and physics to determine how to build and complete our circuit with the use of the water in the bottle. We created an electric field in the bottle with our capacitors and are using the water in the bottle as a dielectric to tell us exactly how much water is in the bottle.

We used our tech skills to code our Arduino computer chip to run all of the electrical components. We also used 3D  modeling to design the main components of the bottle. We then put those designs into software to make them compatible with our 3D printer and printed them.

We have used the engineering process throughout this whole project. It helped us in creating our problem statement. We saw hydration as a problem for all people. We then took this problem and identified many ways to improve or solve these problems. We then identified one that fits the problem statement the best and moved forward with it. We also developed the skill of soldering to ensure the connection between our wires and metal strips. We also needed to map out how electricity would be flowing through our product in an electric diagram. 

We used a beaker and a graduated cylinder to measure water when we were testing our prototype. We also used a ruler to measure all of our metal strips and wires to cut them to the right length. We needed different calculations to determine the capacitance of our capacitors.