Curated OER
Drinking Water and Water Purification
Sixth graders design experiments to compare the amount of bacteria in river water to the amount in purified tap water. They explore how water purification removes bacteria and pollution from the water. Students examine the steps of the...
Curated OER
Revised: Adventures in Earth Day: Why Do We Care About Our Environment? - Biology Teaching Thesis
To describe the ecological and aesthetic importance of the Potomac River, Middle schoolers name the ways in which the river's values are jeopardized and explain the purpose of Earth Day. They write a response to a newspaper article in a...
Curated OER
Mock-Muck
Students purify water samples using various techniques. In this water treatment lesson, students complete a variety of activities to learn about the process. A data chart is included for recording results. A crossword puzzle is included...
Curated OER
How To Get Clear On Water
Tenth graders investigate different systems that are used to purify water. They have class discussion about the benefits and challenges that different countries would face with the implementation of the systems. Students explain the...
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Things That Matter to Flocculants
Prior to reaching households, water is exposed to a variety of treatments designed to render it fit for human consumption and use. One of the first treatment steps is the removal of suspended solids using chemical additives called...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Does Media Matter? Infiltration Rates and Storage Capacities
Students gain a basic understanding of the properties of media- soil, sand, compost, gravel- and how these materials affect the movement of water (infiltration/percolation) into and below the surface of the ground.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Water Remediation Lab
Students measure the effectiveness of water filters in purifying contaminated water. They prepare test water by creating different concentrations of bleach (chlorine-contaminated) water. After passing the contaminated water through...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Introduction to Water Chemistry
Students are presented with examples of the types of problems that environmental engineers solve, specifically focusing on water quality issues. Topics include the importance of clean water, the scarcity of fresh water, tap water...
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US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: The Water Sourcebooks [Pdf]
This is online resource is for teachers of all grades. The Water Sourcebook contains activities grouped according to grade level. Detailed lesson plans are provided along with glossary and fact sheets.
Other
World Vision: Water Matters Connection
Become informed about the importance of the world's clean water availability through games, photo albums, photo puzzles, quizzes, online polls, and teacher resources.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Introduction
An introduction to an investigation of real-world problems to develop viable solutions to global access to clean water.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere?
Students learn about global access to clean water and apply the engineering design process to develop a solution to purify water.
Islami City
Islami city.com: The Five Pillars of Islam
This website provides basic information on each of the Five Pillars of Islam, "the framework of the Muslim Life" - faith, prayer, "zakat," fast, and pilgrimage.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Protecting Water From Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to reduce pollution and clean up polluted water.
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Is Solvent Extraction and Why Is It Important?
Discusses the importance of solvent extraction, provides examples, looks at the importance of appropriate solvent selection, describes the conditions needed for extraction, and explains some of the methods used.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Protecting Water From Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains why keeping water from being polluted is preferable to cleaning it after being polluted, and what has happened since the passage of the Clean Water Act in...
PBS
Pbs Design Squad: Lead Detecting Device
See how a design of a cheap and portable device can find lead in water.
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: Global Water Issues
Explore reports and news articles to build understanding of global water issues.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: The Engineering Design Process
Students brainstorm new ideas during part of the engineering process of designing a water purification system.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water Quality: Possible Solutions
Students act as engineers to design a basic solution to the water quality problems studied.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Consider Constraints/ Explore Possibilities
Students design a water purification system given certain constraints.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Approach and Design Proposal
Part of a larger project where students design a water purification system, this is the step where they select an approach and develop a design proposal.