Hosted by OSOS , contributed by Mirell on 10 July 2019
The project looked at using the structure of leafs found in nature to capture water vapor from the air and transport it for use in a domestic dwellings.
Se sentir
To understand biomimicry our group went outside to observe and get feel for nature in the great tradition of Leonardo da Vinci.
Imaginer
This leaf provoked a conversation and inspired memories of leaves that are able to gather moisture directly from the atmosphere . We discussed the idea of converting this nature process into a function which could convert air vapor into water and be placed on the side of a building in hot climates.
Our problem was then to transfer the water from the walls of the building into a storage reservoir once more we reverted to nature.
Créer
In order to develop a system for the transfer of water we fist looked at non succulent leaf structure. The leaf structure was not very useful for our pouposes
Partager
Share
- We will share the project on the OSOS platform so that other teachers can implement the project.
- We can get the students to prepare a poster and online communication via social media.
- Also students could prepare a presentation and present the project to other classes in their school or and other schools in their community. This would allow them to practice and improve upon their presentation skills.
Conclusion
In looking again at nature we found a tree that was both wet and dry to the touch in different areas. We observed that through a type of capillary action water was being moved through the tree we formed a hypothesis that by combining our two observed phenomena we could gather and move water via methods inspired by nature .
