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Motivated by hands-on science project

At Clearwater Middle School I have been involved in the After School Science Club with my teacher Mrs Bean. Multiple students have been working on some amazing science expo projects. One student who is working along with her is making a perfume using different types of flowers. Another student, Michael Denbrook, is involved in the expo too. He is doing an experiment on cigarette smoking and lung capacity. Stay tuned!!For the past two months I have been working on an aquifer filtration system. An aquifer filtration system is a system that is a wet underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using well water. While researching this specific science project with my partners Juvenal Gonsalves and Rhema Web-Hollis we noticed that an aquifer filtration system is basically a test that involves rocks and in my case sand and cotton to see if the water comes out clear after the full process.In my AFS I am using sand (different textures), rocks (different sizes: small, medium, and large), and cotton. First, I cut the bottom of the water bottle off, (the curvy piece not the drinking piece). Then, I put the cotton in the drinking piece of a large water bottle. Next, I put in the smallest gravel that I have, then the medium size, and finally the large size to my filtration system in luck for success. After that, I put in the finest grain of sand in after the largest rocks and then the next size of sand which has little pebbles in it then the next size which has the dampness of the cool water breeze. Finally, I will poor a whole bottle of food coloring into a bowl with clear water. When the water and color start to mix in, then I pour the liquid into the filtration system and let it work its magic.The process of filtration is a very interesting process. It involves the flow of water through a straight layer of objects (eg, sand or another suitable media). The media retains most solid matter while pushing the water through the objects. Something that I learned about the process of filtration is that the process is normally repeated to make sure that all the particles are out of the water or substance. In this cycle the water is released into multiple of stages that it will have to go through in order for the reaction to come out as planned.Through the whole assignment Mrs Bean has helped me she’s the best. Mrs Bean’s constant help and commitment to me as a student was all I needed to get me motivated and fascinated in doing this project. At last Mrs Bean helped me in regular school hours (8.30am 3.30pm) and always after school, which again leads to science club. Normally I stay with Mrs. Bean until 4.30pm and I get a lot of work done.