We had a lot of fun here at the Center last Thursday. UCCE 4-H Orange County, partnering with Anaheim Family YMCA Anaheim Acheives, hosted students from Western High School in Anaheim. While here, the youth learned about the Center's research projects and how we continually find ways to minimize our water use, saving water in the landscapes, the local watershed, and the funnest part of all - how to make a water filter.

Going through a complete design process (Identify the problem, brainstorm, choose an idea, design the product, test the product, show the results, redesign if needed, etc.) the teens learned about engineering and water quality.

Using two-liter soda bottles and miscellaneous household items, the teens were asked to design and make a filter that would extract the impurities from the muddled water that was available.

After two or three tries, the groups were fairly successful  producing cleaner water.