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Water Quality Lesson PlanWater Quality Lesson Plan
Publisher
Mascil Project
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2015
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Water Quality

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How do you prevent the spread of water-borne illness in large public swimming areas? Scholars discover the challenges to identifying safe water through an inquiry experiment. They then produce posters sharing their understanding of water quality.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

water, water pollution, water quality, water safety, water testing, water treatment

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Compare the requirements for swimming water in various countries
  • Provide a pool water testing kit for extending the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires each pupil to bring in a sample of water to test 

Pros

  • Includes links to water quality standards in the teacher guide
  • Hands-on experiments encourage understanding 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.9-10.3 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.3 RST.11-12.4

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