Curated OER
Water Filtration
Students work together to examine the role of water in their lives. They discover the process to clean water so it is clean for one to drink. They explore the role of environmental engineers and their problem of getting clean water to...
Other
Extox Net Fa Qs: Water Treatment
Discusses many options of water treatment, the contaminants that the treatments are focused on, how the treatment works, and common treatment systems.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Water
In this guide helps students understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Changes in Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will describe methods for separating mixtures, such as chromatography, distillation, fractional distillation, evaporation, and filtration. They will also...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Physiology of Urine Formation
Focus on the physiology of the urinary system, and discover that different parts of the nephron utilize specific processes to produce urine: filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. Learn how each of these processes works and where they...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Save a Life, Clean Some Water!
Student teams practice water quality analysis through turbidity measurement and coliform bacteria counts. They use information about water treatment processes to design prototype small-scale water treatment systems and test the influent...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Test and Treat Before You Drink
Students learn about water quality testing and basic water treatment processes and technology options. Biological, physical and chemical treatment processes are addressed, as well as physical and biological water quality testing,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Classification of Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will define a mixture and understand why mixtures are different than pure substances. They will classify mixtures as homogeneous or...
Arizona State University
Arizona State University: Water Survivor Class
Lesson addresses the challenge of supplying clean water during times of a shortage and includes a look at the various water-treatment and filtration processes in place to insure a safe water supply.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University: A Look Into the Water Treatment Process
Lesson explores water treatment process using techniques of coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Chemistry Quizzes: Mixtures and Compounds
Assess your knowledge of mixtures and compounds and your ability to identify real-world examples with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
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Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: In the Mix [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students use different types of filters to separate the mixture. This lab requires the students to use engineering skills to solve a real-world problem of filtering water.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Measuring Glomerular Filtration Rate of the Kidneys With Insulin
Read this passage and study the graphics; then take the five-question quiz over measuring glomerular filtration rate of the kidneys with insulin.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Sample Water Purification Systems
Learn about the two methods to clean water: distillation and filtration.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water Quality Resources
Explore these resources to learn more about the natural and engineered processes that can help contribute to improved water quality.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Recycling
This lesson plan site focuses on defining recycling, identifying recyclable materials, categorizing recyclable materials, understanding the importance of filtration and identifying the recycle symbols.
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US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf]
Where does your drinking water come from? This resource features a clear and concise explanation for this question. This resource will be beneficial to students and teachers.
Other
Greenguard: Tips to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Here are some general tips for maintaining good indoor air quality in homes.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Water Filtration
Student groups design a water filtration system and present to the class why they picked their design.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Homogeneous Mixture
Explains what a homogeneous mixture is, gives examples, and discusses some ways used to separate homogeneous mixtures.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Separation of Substances
Learn about ten different methods of separation of substances.