Air filter testing in Science Classroom

Introduction:

The purpose is to test out the filter that had been made from the group during the past
month or so. The filter is plan and design by two person in a group, the filter paper that is
put in the filter machine has been tested before the group has choose to put in it the
machine. This purpose is interesting because the filter machine is made from the client
need, what the client want to have is what the client need from the builder and builders
know what client need from the interview they maid and this is made during february till
march this mouth is where American pacific international school has the most effect on
PM2.5 or pollution that is really bad. This is why this unit is to let student make a air filter
machine for their client the client is one of the teacher in the school they need a air filter for
their class cause they doesn’t want there class to have a really bad air quality and this is
really important cause all of the teacher classes has lots of student and one of that classes
or more has the person who is actually building the filter in their class so the client that is
our teacher doesn’t want their kids to get affect to PM2.5

​Background information:

The Measurement will be from the PM2.5 recorder monitor that the teacher has normally
use and has been use for one Lab report before, One of the lab report that has already
gone throw is testing out different kind of filter paper. From the last lab report or the testing
part the result came out that Tissue paper is the best Filter paper to uses causes it has the
most amount of affect on the air pollution it self. One thing that Pm2.5 is counted in are in
the units of Ug/m3 this is the PM2.5 units that will be collecting data in. The lab report show
that after the filter machine is working it will reduce dusk from the classroom for sure
because of the fan that is pulling the air that has dusk throw the filter machine and out with
a cleaner air cause the air has been filtered in the filter machine.

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Research question:

How does the Different type of Control variable changes the Pm2.5 in the classroom and
why does it changes?

Hypothesis:

The amount of PM2.5 will for sure be lesser after putting filter paper onto the fan with the
filter machine. It will be lease because the dusk in the air has been filter by the tissue paper
that is use in the filter machine and release a better air out throw the tissue paper it self.

Methodology:

1) Materials

- Filter Machine
- Ruler
- PM2.5 Sensor
- Stopwatch
- Tissue paper( Filter material )

2) Variables:

Independent variable -

- Filter machine

Dependent variable -

- Amount of PM2.5 in science class

Control Variable -

- Power of wind
- Distance
- Time
- Size of room

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 - Numbers of Fan

Table showing the variables and the method to control them.

VARIABLE UNITS TYPE HOW TO MANIPULATE

(UNCERTAINTIES)
Filter Machine N/A Independent variable this is testing the filter
machine that the client is
asking for from the group.
Pm2.5 Amount of PM2.5 Dependent variable Pm2.5 will be measure
from the air quality sensor
that is able to measure
the PM2.5.
Power of wind How strong is the wind Control variable The Fan speed will be the
testing part on this, There
is 1,2, and three speed
and all of them are able to
make the number of
PM2.4 on the sensor
change.
Distance How far Control variable Using ruler or anything
that is able to measure
about 100cm, this is to
measure the distance so
that the sensor is far
enough form the product
but not to far.
Time How long Control variable The time that the sensor
is counting or measure
during the sensor is on
and the fan is on, so this
is the time of how long will
the group has to count
after the sensor is on till
the data on the sensor
can be collected.
Size of room How big is the room Control variable The size of the room is
measure from the teacher
or using a measuring tape
to measure how big is the
room.
Number of Fan How many fans Control variable The amount of fan use on
testing is what will be
manipulate.

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4) Procedure:

1) Attach the filter to the classroom wall( where the client want the product to be at)
hanging it from the selling of the classroom.

2) Put the sensor outside of the classroom for 90 seconds or 1:30 minutes for it to run it self
into a normal scale of measurement in it self for PM2.5, in this it’s making the sensor to
recognize what is the normal amount of Pm2.5 that has no wind or filter covering it.

3) Bring the Sensor back into the classroom and Measure about 100 cm away from the
filter machine and collect data form that far apart with the sensor and the machine itself.

4) Collect the data without Filter material in it for 5 times each, for each time collect the data
at the 30 seconds time period. Use a watch to count 30 second and then collect the
number of amount of PM2.5 each time.

5) Collect the data with Filter material in it for 5 times each, for each time collect the data at
the 30 seconds time period. Use a watch to count 30 second and then collect the number
of amount of PM2.5 each time.

5) Safety, Ethical and Environmental Considerations

Criteria A : Risk

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

really dangerous( Dangerous( there safe( the tester are Really saf( the
Can die at anytime are some physical might get injured tester will not get
during testing thing that might get but in a really small injured at any point
product. the tester injured. chances. during testing.
for this the group get a 5-6 because there are some dangers with putting the product on
the wall on the classroom and handing the tring from the selling, this might get hurt at
anytime but though under the tester there is a big table so not that big of a deal.

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Results:
Quantitative Data:

This graph is showing the data that the group collected without any filter on the product,
this is to test out the accurate pm2.5 before every testing that has filter paper(tissue paper)
in the product.

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 This graph is showing the data that the group collected with filter on the product, this is to
This is testing out the product that the group make. The result that the group was thinking it
that teh tissue paper on the product will help clean that air abit and the the amount of
PM2.5 will be better, and the result on the testing day that the group has collected is that
most of the testing with filter on the product reduce amount of PM2.5 in the classroom.

Qualitative Data:
Table 1: Test result
1 time 2 time 3 time 4 time 5 time Average

Without filter 85 Ug/m3 87 Ug/m3 85 Ug/m3 73 Ug/m3 79 Ug/m3 81.8 Ug/m3

With filter 77 Ug/m3 76 Ug/m3 77 Ug/m3 76 Ug/m3 81 Ug/m3 77.4 Ug/m3

This table is showing the result of all data that the group collected during the testing, In this
table there are both data that is without any filter paper(tissue paper) and with in filter
paper(Tissue paper).

Conclusion:

Data analysis:
Both of the graph on the Quantitative section is showing the changes before tersing will
filter and after the product has test will in filter in it, the result of the graph is that is shows
the amount of changes and there is changes in between without any filter and with filter.
The number on the graph with filter has a lease amount of PM2.5 then the amount of
PM2.5 on the Without any filter. The graph has been transferred from the table on the
qualitative data, on the table is showing the same thing as the graph but is put together and
easier to understand if comparing two of them together. As can see that the result turn out
the same way as what the group wanted to happen, the group want the product to reduce
amount of PM2.5 and it actually does it and the evidence is shown on both qualitative and
quantitative data.

Conclusion:
The hypothesis is correct, the hypothesis is saying that the amount of PM2.5 will for sure
be lesser after putting filter paper onto the fan with the filter machine. It will be lease
because the dusk in the air has been filter by the tissue paper that is use in the filter
machine and release a better air out throw the tissue paper it self. The result on the data
collection that is shown on the graph and shown on the table that is easier to be know tist
because the table is put together with both without any filter and with filter data on it so it
can be easy to compare. On the table test number one it said that without any filter the
measurement was 85 Ug/m3 and after putting the filter on for the first time the amount of

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PM2.5 reduce to 77 Ug/m3 and this is really clear that the hypothesis is correct cause the
data is showing the changes of number between without and with filter on the product(
evidence on the qualitative and quantitative data section).

Evaluation:
Problem/Weakness Effect on results/ data Possible solution/
improvement

How far the sensor is The effect is that it Find or research about the
put might be to long or doesn’t gave the exact problem and find out what is
to far from the product amount or accurate the accurate amount that the
and might doesn’t gave data form the testing. sensor has to be put at to
an accurate data. get the most accurate result.

Bibliography:

- Science notebook
- the in class work on the computer from science class