Students learn about global access to clean water and apply the engineering design process to develop a solution to purify water.

Using concept sketches, students study energy requirements of food production explain why different sources of food require different inputs of energy. They also investigate how variables like farming methods, processing methods and...

Explore reports and news articles to build understanding of global water issues.

Students brainstorm new ideas during part of the engineering process of designing a water purification system.

Students act as engineers to design a basic solution to the water quality problems studied.

Explore these resources to learn more about the natural and engineered processes that can help contribute to improved water quality.

Students design a water purification system given certain constraints.

Part of a larger project where students design a water purification system, this is the step where they select an approach and develop a design proposal.

Students create a water purification system, and test it out to see how well it works to purify a water sample.

Part of a larger project where students design a water purification system, this is the step where they refine their design and create their final system.

Students plan to present their water purification system at the end of a project-based learning exercise.