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Is It Safe to Drink?
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students engineer a method for cleaning water, discover the most effective way to filter water and practice conducting a scientific experiment. Through this activity and its associated lesson, student teams follow the steps of the engineering design process related to water treatment, as done by practicing engineers, including constructing and testing their designs. As part of the ongoing "Lost in the Amazon" unit scenario, students conduct an investigation to purify water. They engineer a method for cleaning water, discover the most effective way to filter water and practice conducting a scientific experiment. Through this activity and its associated lesson, student teams follow the steps of the engineering design process related to water treatment, as done by practicing engineers, including constructing and testing their designs. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Colorado School of Mines |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Water Treatment Scientific Experiment Purification Survival Rainforest Drinking Water |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth |