Two days ago we visited the community nearby Suluru, the government school we visited on Tuesday. We got a chance to see the filtration system they use for their local water source. After hearing about it we met up with the same students in the small groups from our mind mapping activity and made our own water filters. Each group was told to use a limited number of materials to try and build a filter in a water bottle to trap particles and make cloudy water appear clear. In the beginning it was difficult to communicate with the students at about what materials they wanted to incorporate, but by the end we were successfully using pictures and charades to learn from each other and use each other's ideas. By the end the only filter still working was the one created based off of the ideas of a Suluru student. It was rewarding to see how the students from AIF’s Digital Equalizer school used what they had previously learned in their science class to create a filter that removed both color and particles from the dirty water making it clear. Afterwards we listened to two panelists who spoke about the benefits of rainwater harvesting and gave us tips on how to be successful young entrepreneurs. We ended the day with a delicious group dinner at Smokehouse Deli.
Yesterday we started the morning off with a conference at Bala Janaagraha where we met Indian students from schools around Bangalore. After meeting them and playing an ice breaker and started discussing the differences between infrastructure in the U.S. and in India. In the conference we talked about several different topic areas such as roads, water, electricity and smart cities. Students from both groups shared their thoughts on infrastructure from their respective countries, and afterwards we came home and celebrated Sophia's birthday with an amazing surprise party.
Love,
Flor, Simran, Druti and Seetha
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