Brainstormed project topics 5A & 5B

1. PYPExhibition
Project
Topics
Spedding
Grade
5
PYP
The
International
School
of
Monterey
Water
conservation
&
agriculture
in
the
Salinas
Valley
Pollution
in
the
Salinas
River
Water
Treatment:
locally,
internationally,
problems/challenges
in
the
developing
world,
innovations
Water
saving
devices
for
the
home
and
business:
what’s
available
locally,
innovations
around
the
world
Rainwater
catchment
(rain
harvesting):
innovations,
what
do
homeowners
need
to
know
Water
saving
strategies
for
the
home
(not
devices
but
behavior
change,
changing
habits)
The
future
of
water
on
the
Monterey
Peninsula:
what
do
we
need
to
know
Waterborne
diseases
Dam
removal
projects:
the
Elwha
River
Dam
Removal
(WA),
the
San
Clemente
Dam
Removal
(Carmel
River);
habitat
restoration
Steelhead
in
the
Carmel
River:
the
work
of
the
Carmel
River
Steelhead
Association
Storm
drain
runoff:
problems
&
solutions,
in
Monterey
&
internationally
Water
challenges/issues:
in
Monterey,
Africa,
India,
China,
etc.;
innovative
solutions
Balancing
the
needs
of
the
environment
with
the
needs
of
people
(the
Carmel
River
lagoon)
Watersheds:
repairing,
protecting
them,
why
are
they
important,
understanding
the
Carmel
River
watershed
Plastic
pollution:
The
Great
Pacific
Garbage
Patch
Water
conservation
&
golf
courses:
innovations
Water
wars:
how,
what,
why
Ocean
acidification
Water
pollution:
where,
what,
how,
how
much,
challenges
&
solutions
Aquifers:
protecting
them,
measuring
them,
why
are
they
important
Desalination:
on
the
Monterey
Peninsula,
now
and
in
the
future
Desalination:
internationally,
innovations
Drought:
where,
why,
how
much,
solutions
What
groups
are
looking
out
for
water
conservation
in
Monterey,
California
Global
warming
and
sources
of
clean
fresh
water
What
can
we
learn
from
how
people
use
water
around
the
world
The
problems
with
dams
Parasites/bacteria:
what,
why,
challenges
and
treatments
Acid
rain
Storm
drain
runoff
Sources
of
freshwater
and
migrating
animals/birds
(as
manmade
wetlands)
Main
sources
of
water
pollution:
what
do
we
need
to
know;
challenges,
solutions,
innovations
Innovation
in
providing
access
to
clean
water:
in
Africa,
Asia,
India,
etc.
Seawater
intrusion:
seawater
leaking
into
aquifers:
problems
&
solutions
Can
we
drink
water
right
fro
a
stream
or
river?
Why
or
why
not?
What’s
the
problem?
Are
there
waterborne
diseases
that
affect
wildlife:
what,
where?
What
is
in
bottled
water?
Why/where
is
it
used?
How
is
bottled
water
different
than
tap
water?
Where
does
it
come
from?
How
is
it
made?
Some
people
say
they
can
taste
bottled
water
from
other
water.
Is
it
true?
Can
we
test
it?
What
much
water
do
American
use
compared
to
other
countries?
How
do
we
make
sense
of
the
differences?
What
are
the
natural
ways
in
which
water
can
be
filtered/purified?
(filtering
through
beaches
in
Holland)
What
is
water?
Can
we
make
it?
How
is
dirty
water
cleaned?
Can
you
clean
water
polluted
with
chemicals/pesticides?
How?
Cloud
seeding:
what,
where,
how?
Profile
water
use
by
families
living
in
a
series
of
different
communities
around
the
world,
as
Pacific
Islands,
India,
Africa,
city
and
rural