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Refine Your Design and Create Your Final System (1 hour) > Print/View All Notes

In this activity, students will refine and retest their water purification systems. Have students turn to page 14 in their Engineering Portfolios. Work with groups as they figure out how to refine and retest their designs. Be sure to have additional materials and water available for students.

Standards Addressed: HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3, HS-ESS2-5, RST.9-10.3, RST.9-10.9, SSOP1-7 opens in new window

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