Team+Low+Flow

__//**Team Low Flow**//__ Jesse Michelle Ashley

(**Remember: only ONE person can edit you team page at a time. Consider working on your own page, and then copy and pasting work to this page after)

=Topic (10 pts)= Research your topic to get information on the Basics. Find and post articles under this heading. Include a brief summary and what important information your group can use in creating and sending your PSA.

Check out these products: [|letsgogreen.biz] Also, I saw Ms. Maddox students collecting bacteria around the school yesterday. Maybe they have some data to share.... Michelle's Research: 1. __Where did you find this article? (If online, post the link so your team can check it out.)__ [] This is the home page where, from there, you can access other articles like features/ benefits, costs, and product specification.

2. __What were the main ideas? (Summarize the article for us. Maybe a sentence or two on each big idea or paragraph)__ The Auto Touch faucet system was designed for both sanitation purposes and to help conserve water, gas, and electricity. A hand or knee touch on the sensor pad activates the water flow, the supply is cut off by timer, or instantly upon release of the knee. Savings from the decreased use of water will also be realized with a reduction of required energy needed to heat water, and reduced electrical usage needed to pump water from original sources.

3. __What did you find interesting or helpful? (Anything you think the group can use or duplicate in your PSA? Good pics? Graphics? Data? etc.)__ 4. __What questions do you have after reading the article? (Apply the article to WHS or Waltham. How does our school/community fit into the picture?)__ Will WHS be able to afford auto touch sinks in every bathroom? Would we put them im every bathroom? How cost effectice will they really be? What is the difference between touching the senor pad with your hands and turning on a regular faucet? 5. __What's next? (Do you think your group should consult another source? Does this article give you ideas for the next step? Are there more questions to be answered?)__ =PSA Goal (10 pts)= Decide what you want to accomplish with your PSA. In order to be successful, you and your partners need a clear and collaborative goal.
 * If the entire U.S. population were to implement the Auto touch faucet system, over 500 billion gallons of water could be saved.
 * Verified results show a reduction average of 44% in water usage per bathroom sink, equaling a savings of 135 gallons of water per person on a monthly basis.

What is the message? Who is the audience? What do you want them to know?

To make sure everyone in your group has a clear idea of what needs to be accomplished (including Mr. Burns) Post you goal here:

" We are going to create a PSA that will.... "

=Research Questions (20 pts)= The more information you find about this issue the better your message will be. Ask and post questions here. These will become your "To Do" list.

=Data Collection (20 pts)= Now that you know how your topic affects the environment, your group needs to collect real data on the impacts the issue has here at WHS.

Over 55 million people in America have a disabillity, auto-touch faucets can aid those with disabled.

By employing automatic faucet adaptors, you could reduce the school's water bill from $2,000 to $600. "Evidence exits that touch-free faucets and flushers can effectively reduce possible cross-contamination, but proof is not essential when the absence of handles means no one has to touch the same water activators that other people have touched." (Mark Lewis, //Benefits of Restroom Automation//).
 * Important Quotatians**

"The faucets were a major investment, but they have paid for themselves in reduced water consumption and maintenance costs," says Jim Kronemeyer, manager of mechanical services for all county buildings.". (Lewis, //Benefits of Restroom Automation//).

"After more than 500,000 cycles, the automatic faucet used an average of 0.20 gallons of water per use, compared with 0.65 gallons for the manual faucet. After factoring in the costs of energy, sewerage, and maintenance, the automatic faucet decreased water and energy usage by 70%."(Lewis, //Benefits of Restroom Automation).//

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