Design A Water Filter

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Reference: IS.3453

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$69.99

How is the water that comes out of our faucets made safe for consumption? Students will learn about the processes performed at water treatment facilities, and then engineer their own small scale filtration plant. Once they design their filtering system, they will observe and evaluate the quality of the water they produce.

Disciplinary Core Ideas: ETS1.A; ETS1.B; ETS1.C

Performance Expectations: 3-5-ETS1-1; 3-5-ETS1-2; 3-5-ETS1-3; MS-ETS1-3; MS-ETS1-4

Cross Cutting Concepts: Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the natural World

Includes:

1500g fine sand
1500g gravel
300g activated charcoal
15x coffee filters
1x bag of cotton balls
5mL green food coloring
25mL white vinegar
75x plastic cups
15x stirring sticks

Reference IS.3453

Items needed, but not included: Container to prepare “Untreated Water” (~1 gallon)
Misc. materials to prepare “Untreated Water” (e.g., soil, lawn clippings, dried/crushed leaves, twigs, etc.)
Sharp item (e.g., a nail) to poke holes in filter cups
Strainer for rinsing charcoal
Quantity: 15 lab groups
Includes: Teachers manual and Student Study Guide copymasters

Resources

Safety Data Sheet - (IS3705)

Investigation-5-SDS

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