Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Heart of the Matter
Hands-on experience with valves and water flow supports young researchers' understanding of valve operation. Attached resources for learners are text-dense; I'd break up the text into smaller pieces for groups to read and present...
Curated OER
Plumbing: merit badge
In this plumbing worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about plumbing in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 6 questions total.
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"Water Has Many Uses" Mini-unit
Students understand the importance of water as a resource in our lives. In this water mini-unit students recognize that not all countries have water available as we do. Students discuss and explain a plan for responsibilities of getting...
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Plumbing
In this word search worksheet, students solve a word search by locating forty words related to plumbing. The word list includes meter and tank.
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Building a House: Laying a Foundation
Third graders examine how a house is staked when preparing to build while they discover what the foundation is made of. They study how the foundation is poured and that the plumbing is included. They identify the workers and tools used...
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Roman Baths / Plumbing
Young scholars explore interactive tutorial about Roman baths on a NOVA website. In this social studies lesson, students compare and contrast Roman and current system of bathing. They write a journal entry about what it's like to live...
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Teach Engineering: Shades of Gray(water)
Students are introduced to the concepts of graywater and water reuse within households. They calculate the amount of used water a family generates in one day and use a model of home plumbing to find out how much graywater is produced in...
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Maryland Geological Survey: Hazards in Karst Terrain
Describes how and why sinkholes form, how to build a house and the effects on plumping in karst terrain, describes collapse sinkholes, and overall effects of sinkholes.