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Flocculants: The First Step to Cleaner Water!
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Buttice, Audrey Forbes, Marissa H. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students experience firsthand one of the most common water treatment types in the industry today, flocculants. They learn how the amount of suspended solids in water is measured using the basic properties of matter and light. In addition, they learn about the types of solids that can be found in water and the reasons that some are easier to remove than others. Students experience firsthand one of the most common water treatment types in the industry today, flocculants. They learn how the amount of suspended solids in water is measured using the basic properties of matter and light. In addition, they learn about the types of solids that can be found in water and the reasons that some are easier to remove than others. Encompassing the concepts of force and motion, attraction and repulsion of charged particles, and properties of matter, during the associated activity students see scientific concepts they already understand through the eyes of engineers who apply them to the removal of solids from water via chemical flocculants. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | College of Engineering, University of South Florida Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Chemistry Physics Science and Technology Polymer Flocculant Water Treatment Settling Solid Suspended Solid Flocculant Water Purification Colloid Surface Charge Aluminum Sulfate Drinking Water Non-settling Solid |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H |
| Education Level | Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Physics Chemistry Technical |
