Biology Sprin
LP 9 Day 5
Designing a Rainwater Capture System
This activity can be found in your digital course.
Can you design a system to capture and store rainwater that falls on your home's roof?
Record Data and Observations
Part 2: Calculate Yield
1. Toggle through the different climate types and roof catchment areas. In the table
below, record the system yields of three different combinations of average monthly
precipitation and catchment areas.
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Average Monthly
Precipitation (cm)
Roof Catchment Area
(m²)
System Yield
(L collected)
2. How does increasing average monthly precipitation and roof catchment area affect
the system's yield?
Part 3-4: Calculate Water Demand and Choose a Storage Tank Size
3. In Part 3, you researched the average monthly precipitation totals for your hometown and
chose an average month to focus on. Record this value below. If necessary, use
the space provided
to
convert inches of precipitation to cm of precipitation (1
inch = 2.54 cm).
☐ 4. When you turn in your completed worksheet, include an image of the notebook that
summarizes the work you did in Parts 3 and 4. You can either print
it out or insert the image
below.
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