Water Project: Week 1

In Science we have been assigned the Water Project. All we have to do is make some sort of difference for water related issues. So, there are really a lot of ways we can go with it. We get a month to work on the project, and have to do something, and make a presentation for it. For the project, I am working with Freya (her blog: http://sb-sas44584.blogspot.sg/) Part of the assignment is also to make at least one blog post a week explaining what we accomplished that week and any possible road blocks we hit during that week too. So here is Week 1:

This week we figured out that making people aware was our number one priority, and donating is our second priority. We agreed upon that because we thought that simply getting people's money is like "giving them a fish", but making them aware is like "teaching them how to fish". For example, if you have a huge event that attracts a lot of people, but they might not know what the event is for. If you talk to people about the issues, then a seed is planted in their mind, and later that person can take their own action. We do want to have a fund-raising event, but we are not sure what exactly we should do for the event.

What I mainly did this week is research. I wasn't planning to make a video, but I ended up starting to make a video. Freya already knew a water crisis organization called Water Aid. We contacted them this week with some questions. With my research I found an organization called Charity: Water, and I really like them because of the ideas they support and their model. So, if we do raise money, we would want to donate to one or both of those organizations.

To the left is a screenshot of our Water Project Notes document. This is just a way to stay organized. It has all of our research, ideas, and reminders. For example, we listed organizations we might donate to with their websites. We also have some ideas for events we might have.

The picture to the right is a screenshot of the Instagram account Freya and I made to advertise our cause. This is really important because if we do have an event, we need to advertise to get people to show up. We know that a lot of students in our school have an Instagram account, so this would promote our project in the school. You might notice the profile picture in this screenshot. Right now, it just says 'The Water Project' with a drop of water. We were trying to make a logo to brand our cause. We realized that only after we do more research to specify our cause, can we make a really nice logo. So, we decided to use this logo for now. We made this logo entirely by ourselves using Google Drawings, but we have no copy righted images. The video post is a short clip from our upcoming video.




(Follow us! https://instagram.com/thewaterproject2015/)

Another thing we did was start making our website. In math, I recently made a website for a project using Wix HTML Editor. The website making site works really well, and it's easy to edit their templates. Again, we need to do more research and specify our cause to continue with the website.

Below is the video clip I mentioned before. 

One thing I didn't do this week that I want to to next week is get things done. At the beginning of this week, I though I would I have a lot of time later on. But I realized that I have gotten slightly behind. I want to manage my time better this week by working step by step and working a little every night. I realized that there is actually quite a bit of work to do. Our last week is Spring Break, and I don't want to have a whole lot to do then.