Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water Quality Resources

Young environmentalists examine how water bottle use is polluting the waters on our earth. In groups, your learners study the handout on their assigned topic and present their findings to the rest of the class. Leading up to this...

Scholars find Earth won't support humans much longer and need to identify a planet with water to inhabit. They test four unknown samples and determine which is the closest to water. Then they explain and defend their results.

Incorporate reading strategies, math, research, and the scientific method into one lesson about water conservation. After reading a story about a landlady trying to determine how many people are living in an apartment, learners develop a...

Students act as engineers to design a basic solution to the water quality problems studied.

Water is common? Not really! Learn how the polarity of the water molecule gives it tremendous properties that make is quite unique in the universe. Learners will understand surface tension, adhesion, and cohesion, as well as why these...

An introduction to an investigation of real-world problems to develop viable solutions to global access to clean water.

Students learn about global access to clean water and apply the engineering design process to develop a solution to purify water.

Mixed media which give evidence of the problems with access to clean water.

Students design a water purification system given certain constraints.

Students plan to present their water purification system at the end of a project-based learning exercise.