Students will learn about the water treatment process. By applying the fundamentals of wastewater treatment in order to design a small-scale filtration system, students will assess how effectively their designs produce “cleaner” water.
Students will:
- Describe and explain actions that contribute to your water footprint
- Mimic a water clarification process
- Design and create a water filtration system
- Identify and explain various steps involved in the process of water treatment
- Analyze a water sample before and after it undergoes a water filtration process
- Use the iterative process to optimize a design
Classroom Tools & Resources
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Lab Intro Videos
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Teacher Guide
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Student Workbook
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Engineer’s Presentation
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ViewMeet the lab intro host
Erik O. Einset
Operating Principal, Global Infrastructure Partners
Lab Day Keynote
Every Engineering Tomorrow Lab Day event ends with an inspiring keynote from an engineering expert. Watch this one from the latest Clean Water Lab Day.
Sanjay Patel
Co-Founder and CTO, Confluency LLC
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