{"id":4895,"date":"2016-02-19T14:31:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2016spring1\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2016-04-29T13:37:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T13:37:21","slug":"fracking-in-pennsylvania-man-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2016spring1\/fracking-in-pennsylvania-man-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Project, The Plant Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The Plant Project is an experimental, community-reliant collection and visualization of municipal water quality using mung bean sprouts. Across several neighborhoods and cities, volunteers germinate\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0record the growth rate of mung beans in a controlled environment. They submit time lapses of their mung beans growth\u00a0to @theplantprojectcmu as an individual data sample. \u00a0Subsequently, on Instagram&#8217;s map we can connect the variations in growth rate to the variations of water quality in correlation with individuals&#8217; location. The Plant Project&#8217;s purpose is to provide people with a simple, unintimidating, tangible way\u00a0to monitor their own water quality, and an opportunity to engage in the discussion\u00a0of water pollution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Plant-Project-268382106837064\/\">Log In or Sign Up to View<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(e){\n                window.parent.postMessage(e.data,\"*\");\n            },false);<\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplantprojectcmu\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Update &#8211; April 26th_____________________________________________<\/h3>\n<p>Accomplished:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Found app to use as time lapse creator: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/memory-lapse\/id704934744?mt=8\">MemoryLapse<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theplantprojectcmu\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Plant-Project-268382106837064\/\">Facebook Page<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1o3pRbiR_Mv25ZnGHEJzvXhTcIPkk9p6Y4Ddog7j77pQ\/pub\">Instructions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Created list of places to obtain mung beans<\/li>\n<li>Created logo with Adobe Illustrator (learned that Adobe Illustrator is complicated)<\/li>\n<li>Delivered two Plant Project kits<\/li>\n<li>Established 5 nonlocal\u00a0volunteers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not accomplished and pushed to the side:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>creating phone app using phone gap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perhaps create or find Android version of time lapse creator<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps create website of Time Machine versions of Instagram posts &#8211; then change instructions<\/li>\n<li>Clarify Instructions<\/li>\n<li>Find easy, affordable source of jars for people obtaining their own supplies<\/li>\n<li>create print-out of mobile stabilizer to send to participants creating their own stand\n<ul>\n<li>create instructions of how to create mobile stabilizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>create new Plant Project Slideshow Presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps attach some kind of stats\/data\/information (or even just a link to the respective water supplier) to each post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Old Plant Project Presentation:<\/p>\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px;\"><iframe title=\"Gardens Monitoring Pollution\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1zLah6zhdvxzMFqyLjmWBuzIg1NsCDkDOIBZNQ1PnoyA\/preview?usp=embed_googleplus\" style=\"border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(e){\n                window.parent.postMessage(e.data,\"*\");\n            },false);<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Update &#8211; March 18th_______________________________<\/h3>\n<p>Todo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">1st physical prototype of stand\/box\/case\/&#8230;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Sketches of the entire package (including stand\/box\/case, and plant, and instructions)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Plan A: water\/air &lt;&gt; environment<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">tap water?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Plan B: if it&#8217;s not about environment\/water, then what is it about:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">person (instead of plant) as focus? caretaker?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">plant &lt;&gt; person relationship? is it evident\/visible in the look\/health of the plant after 1 month?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Wireframe the App (use Axure, or OmniGraffle, or Google Presentation&#8230;) whose goals are:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Create a &#8220;brand&#8221; or &#8220;community&#8221; of all users<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Allow for users to see others&#8217; contribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Allows to &#8220;see the big picture&#8221; (maps, stats, &#8230;)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Allow user to take really good pictures (proper lighting, framing, compositions, &#8230;)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thoughts on pros and cons of project so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pros &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>this is a very non-scientific analysis of own water supply, which could add some charm to it, with the understanding of the extent of its legitimacy(which is not very legitimate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>cons &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>risk that there may not be any visible results!<\/li>\n<li>risk that it may be too uninteresting for people to want to get involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Create Phone App:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary: App that &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Instructions for how to treat plants<\/li>\n<li>Instagram connection<\/li>\n<li>counters of what day the plant growth is on\n<ul>\n<li>editable by user<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>updating Time Machine time lapse<\/li>\n<li>location map with links to other collections of pictures and time lapses so far\n<ul>\n<li>visualization of water pollution data of different chemicals in municipal water&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Create Purchasable kit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>contains:\n<ul>\n<li>jar with germinated seeds(seeds are on day 5)\n<ul>\n<li>given amount of seeds &#8211; 30?<\/li>\n<li>cotton balls\/paper towel\/moisture wick thing &#8211; research online<\/li>\n<li>top mesh to keep seeds from falling out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>cardboard (or perforated plastic for Master Gardeners) iphone stand\n<ul>\n<li>idea:\u00a0create a stand that holds both the phone and the jar in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>printed out instructions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sell\n<ul>\n<li>on Amazon, ebay, craigslist, etc., on facebook, to groups and organizations, schools<\/li>\n<li>within a given radius, hand deliver it for free\n<ul>\n<li>outside of this radius, charge shipping fee &#8211; (if ppl that far are reached by ads and are interested)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Water Pollution in Pittsburgh:<\/p>\n<p>sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reported to be <a href=\"http:\/\/grist.org\/article\/2011-02-28-pittsburgh-drinking-water-radioactive-fracking-natural-gas-times\/\">radioactive<\/a> in 2011<\/li>\n<li>lead poisoning?<\/li>\n<li>PWSA &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.handsontheland.org\/data\/documents\/ozone_monitoring_guide_2011.pdf\">ozone<\/a> pollution plant monitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Update &#8211; February_______________________________<\/h3>\n<h4>Plant the same kind of plant but with different air\/water sources from different parts of pittsburgh, similar to how <a href=\"http:\/\/remakelearning.org\/project\/lemonade-project\/\">the lemonade project<\/a> illustrated different water sources. Create a month-long gigapan time lapse like <a href=\"http:\/\/timemachine.cmucreatelab.org\/wiki\/Plant_Growth\">this<\/a> one to hopefully illustrate different growth rates and effects of different water sources. Use createlab&#8217;s air and water monitoring tools to get measurements of each thing<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>bob bingham environmental art projects<\/li>\n<li>raspberry pi vs security camera<\/li>\n<li>bingui raspberry pi<\/li>\n<li>ask illah about where<\/li>\n<li>i don&#8217;t know if there actually will be any visible effect on the plants? maybe I can measure the safety levels of their edibility?\n<ul>\n<li>this <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.centralcatholichs.com\/extracurricular%20science\/PJAS\/PJAS%2014%20Final%20ppts\/PJAS%2014%20ppts\/John%20Pulford%20CCHS%20Fracking%20Fluid%20Effects%20on%20Plant%20Growth%202.pdf\">student<\/a>\u00a0did a brief project on lima beans, in which his simulated fracking-effected polluted water showed that the chemicals effected the height of the lima beans. It&#8217;s not very official, but it&#8217;s been done<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>would need to create system of consistently watering them their designated\u00a0water sources&#8230;\n<ul>\n<li>contact Garden Dreams and\/or other gardening sites to get their opinions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>transportation to gardening site, and\u00a0getting locals involved in taking care of plants<\/li>\n<li>gardening site? &#8211; round hill is supposed to have a garden&#8230;.<\/li>\n<li>what to do with time lapse afterwards?\u00a0Project this time lapse on different places in city? post video online with links to other visualization and anti-fracking sites? project at one site and create interactive interface to zoom into your where you are from to watch your local plants?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The Plant Project is an experimental, community-reliant collection and visualization of municipal water quality using mung bean sprouts. 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