Cal Enviro

Today we presented a brief PowerPoint introduction about the decal, the team, and the competition.

Decal Registration
Both upper- and lower-division course control numbers are available (just e-mail us) if you would like to register for the P/NP decal. You do not have to be a part of the decal to be a part of the team and to participate in our activities, but if you’re going to be spending a lot of time with us anyway some extra credit can’t hurt.

Team
As was mentioned, the number of official registrants for the MidPac conference in Reno is limited. However, this does not mean you cannot go as a supporter and reveler. We’ll be sending out more details on the logistics once we get more information from the event organizers.

Deliverables
A few of you volunteered to do a little research on some of the constituents mentioned in the 2009 rules. We do not need a paper or anything like that. Select and note a common form of the item (i.e., Is it lemon juice from a bottle? If it’s from a bottle, what brand? If it’s the real thing, what type of lemon?) Do a little research to find out the effects, if any, of this constituent on the water (i.e., turbidity decreases, pH rises, water turns red and starts to smell like your feet) and the properties of the constituent (i.e., fatty, large size). See the rules for more judging criteria. If you would like to change your contaminant, help us with this research, or need some instruction, e-mail us or leave a comment to this post.

In class, I noted the following as taken:

• Jell-O
• Kaolinite Clay
• Chicken Wire
• Ground Beeef
• Canola Oil
• Lemon Juice
• Leaves

Still for grabs are:

• Creamed Corn
• Soil

What Now?
For our next meeting we will be discussing what you found out and what we found out about the constituents. We will also be brainstorming on the design of the system and strategies to maximize our points. Finally, we will be visiting our workspace in O’Brien.