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Making Clean Water

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Students examine water samples assess the quality of each sample by examining the color/clarity, smell, pH, etc. of each Then they filter the water samples once and assess water quality a second time. finally they filter the samples a third time and discuss how more filtration affects each sample.

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water filtration, water

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water filtration, science
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Grade
K - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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