Decide on the most efficient plan to supply drinking water. The second project-based learning task in a two-part series builds upon the first project. Pupils revisit the wells to supply drinking water, but they must make sure the contamination levels for two chemicals are below EPA guidelines. The plan must also hold down the costs of providing the necessary amount of water.

Concepts

drinking water, groundwater, water, contamination, systems of equations, systems of linear equations, linear programming

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide instruction on linear programming
• Have the class create a list on what they need to know to arrive at a solution

Classroom Considerations

• The project time frame would be expanded by including instructional lectures

Pros

• Contains a link to an article to describe parts per million
• Includes information on how to do project-based learning

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.3 HSA-REI.C.6 MP1 MP4