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Alex: Is My Water Safe? Lesson PlanAlex: Is My Water Safe? Lesson Plan
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Alabama Learning Exchange
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6th - 8th
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Science
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Alex: Is My Water Safe?

Curated by ACT

After a discussion of what makes water safe or unsafe, learners will visit a local tributary, test the water, and complete tasks concerning the water. This lesson is designed for a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade gifted education enrichment classes.

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Concepts

data collection, water pollution, water testing

Additional Tags

safe water, alex, alabama learning exchange

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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