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What's Down the Well?
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet Straten, Melissa |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | Students learn about physical models of groundwater and how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. Students create their own groundwater well models using coffee cans and wire screening. They add red food coloring to their models to see how pollutants can migrate through the groundwater into a drinking water resource. Students learn about physical models of groundwater and how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. During the activity, students create their own groundwater well models using coffee cans and wire screening. They add red food coloring to their models to see how pollutants can migrate through the groundwater into a drinking water resource. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Water Quality Groundwater Drinking Water Pollution Aquifer Environmental Engineer |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI Class VII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth |
