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Pbs News Hour: Water Recycling WebsitePbs News Hour: Water Recycling Website
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PBS
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9th - 10th
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1210L
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Pbs News Hour: Water Recycling

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PBS and the Online NewsHour have created this multimedia website about water recycling. You can see how this process is different than other waste water treatments by reading interviews, watching a slideshow or investigating a map of other locations that use water recycling methods. There is also a lesson plan about water treatment.

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drinking water, water filtration, water treatment

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drinking water treatment, purification of water, purifying water, treatment of water, water purification, water recycling, pbs, purification of

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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