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- 6th - 9th
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Students identify substances and activities within a household that contribute to water pollution and identify safe cleaning alternatives for commercial cleaning products. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare land to water ratio on our planet, list sources of drinking water, list steps in cleaning water in treatment plant, describe natural filtering process, and explain danger of not testing drinking water from private wells. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students construct a still to turn seawater into drinking water. They estimate the cost of distilling it. They investigate ways to make the conversion more efficient. They track the source of their home drinking water and make a map of its path. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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In this unit of lessons, students examine water quality issues. They discover ways they can conserve water and practice making drinkable water from water desalination. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss physical and chemical princples involved in at least four water treatment processes. They calculate the percentage by weight of a solid dissovled in a solution. They write and balance simple chemical equations. They define colloids and explain how they can be removed from water using chemical reactions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students complete a tutorial on the EPA's website to gather information on water treatment. They discover how water is treated to make it safe to drink. They examine how engineers design specific treatment plants based on the water source. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Studentsare introduced to the various methods developed by environmental engineers for treating drinking water in the United States. In an Associated Activity, students design ways to treat water and clean up a glass of muddy water enough that it may be consumed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to study how water is treated to make it safe to drink. They use a tutorial on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website to gain this information. They complete a worksheet for the assessment portion of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the plants and animals that are found in a fresh water pond. In groups, they take water samples and test the quality. They record their examples and discuss their findings as a class. They also discuss the importance of fresh water to organisms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in an experiment to show the effect of PH on the flocculation of suspensions. Students investigate and discuss how chemistry influences suspension structure in ceramics, the paint industry, and food products. Full Review »

