Museum of Science
Ei E: Designing a Water Filter (2)
Students focus on the environmental engineering problem of providing clean water as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own water filters.
Museum of Science
Ei E: Designing a Water Filter (1)
Students focus on the environmental engineering problem of providing clean water as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own water filters.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Materials: Flocculation: Making Clean Water
Learn about contaminants that can make water unsafe for humans, and of methods being used to purify it, e.g., through flocculation.
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: Episode 1.5: The Business Plan
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. With each teen possessing a distinct STEM talent, the students develop a business...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Inexpensive Inventions and the World's Poor: Earth Sky
Environmental scientist Ashok Gadgil is perhaps best known for his inventions which include an ultraviolet water purifier that can provide clean, cheap water for a thousand people per day and an inexpensive, ultra-efficient cooking stove...
PBS
Pbs: Simple Solutions: The Engineering Design Process
In this video, mechanical engineer Amy Smith explains the design process for an innovation that enables people in isolated villages to determine whether their water supplies are free of dangerous bacteria. Included are teaching tips and...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Water
March 22 is World Water Day. In this hour, we'll take a look at the technical and political challenges in providing clean water around the world.