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Lesson Activities
- Introduction
- Access to Clean Water: What Is the Problem?
- Global Water Issues
- Your Challenge
- The Engineering Design Process
- Phase 1 - Regional Information on Water Issues
- Water Quality: Possible Solutions
- Sample Water Purification Systems
- Water Quality Resources
- Phase 2 - Consider Constraints and Explore Possibilities
- Select an Approach and Develop a Design Proposal
- Make a Prototype and Test Your Design
- Refine Your Design and Create Your Final System
- Communicate Your Results
- Phase 3 - Build Your Presentation
- Final Presentation
- Student Resources
- Teacher Resources
- STEM Careers
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- Home
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Lesson Activities
- Introduction
- Access to Clean Water: What Is the Problem?
- Global Water Issues
- Your Challenge
- The Engineering Design Process
- Phase 1 - Regional Information on Water Issues
- Water Quality: Possible Solutions
- Sample Water Purification Systems
- Water Quality Resources
- Phase 2 - Consider Constraints and Explore Possibilities
- Select an Approach and Develop a Design Proposal
- Make a Prototype and Test Your Design
- Refine Your Design and Create Your Final System
- Communicate Your Results
- Phase 3 - Build Your Presentation
- Final Presentation
- Student Resources
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Teacher Resources
- Lesson Preparation
- Lesson Overview
- Objectives
- Using This Site
- Technology
- Schedule
- Essential Questions
- Enduring Understandings
- Background Information
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Teacher Notes
- Introduction (15-20 minutes)
- Access to Clean Water: What Is the Problem? (45 minutes)
- Global Water Issues (1 hour)
- Your Challenge (15 minutes)
- The Engineering Design Process (30 minutes)
- Phase 1 - Regional Information on Water Issues (1 hour)
- Water Quality: Possible Solutions (15-20 minutes)
- Sample Water Purification Systems (45 minutes)
- Water Quality Resources (45 minutes)
- Phase 2 - Consider Constraints and Explore Possibilities (45 minutes)
- Select an Approach and Develop a Design Proposal (1 hour)
- Make a Prototype and Test Your Design (1 hour)
- Refine Your Design and Create Your Final System (1 hour)
- Communicate Your Results (1 hour)
- Phase 3 - Build Your Presentation (1 hour)
- Final Presentation (1 hour)
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Appendices
- Appendix A: Engineering Portfolio
- Appendix B: Engineering Design Process
- Appendix C: Working with STEM Teams
- Appendix D: Rubric for Brief on Regional Water Issues
- Appendix E: Rubric for Design Proposal
- Appendix F: Rubric for Multimedia Presentation
- Appendix G: Differentiation
- Appendix H: Extension Activities
- Appendix I: Standards
- STEM Careers
- Site Map
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