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Teach Engineering: Moving Without Wheels ActivityTeach Engineering: Moving Without Wheels Activity
Publisher
TeachEngineering
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Lexile Measures
1050L
Activity

Teach Engineering: Moving Without Wheels

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In a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycle; it simulates a point source of pollution in a lake and the resulting environmental consequences.

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Concepts

air pollution, bioremediation, condensation, engineering, evaporation, stem

Additional Tags

water cycle, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, pollutant transport

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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