What are the issues surrounding water quality? Viewers of this short presentation gain information about the importance of clean water, the lack of fresh water, water contamination, and ways that engineers treat water. 

Concepts

groundwater, water, water pollution, the water cycle, water treatment, water filtration, pollution, contamination, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members use the Internet to research answers to the questions on the handout
• Invite an environmental engineer who works in a water treatment plant to come speak to the class

Classroom Considerations

• There are three 45-minute activities associated with the lesson
• The second part in a series of nine

Pros

• The lesson plan has notes for each PowerPoint slide
• The resource contains suggestions for websites to visit for additional support
• Provides a vocabulary list of terms pertaining to the lesson

Cons

• None