Waste, Water, and Wastewater | CEEE

Waste, Water, and Wastewater In this lesson, students will apply what they know about how to separate a mixture by designing a wastewater treatment facility that effectively removes contaminants. Context for Use Project EXTREMES lessons were intended to be stand alone lessons. No dumping, drains to creek. Photo credit: Mary Elise Ewing Program Project EXTREMES Resource Type Lesson Design Challenge Topics Community Resilience & Climate Action Water Resources Earth's Systems Middle School NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Published Date January 1, 2014 Funding Information Waste, Water, and Wastewater Funding Information × This project is funded by the  National Science Foundation  under  Award Number DGE – 0742544 . Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Students design a solution to separate the components of wastewater. Materials User note: To make an editable copy of the teaching materials in Google Drive, select File > "Make a copy". This will make a copy for you to save to your own drive and edit as you see fit. Waste, Water, and Wastewater Teacher Guide File Waste, Water, and Wastewater Teacher Guide.pdf Waste, Water, and Wastewater Teacher Guide Description Activity 1 – Engagement (15 minutes) How much water do we use? Students brainstorm ways in which water is used and compare current usage to past usage. Activity 2 – Exploration (45 minutes) What's in our water must come out Students hear about the Cuyahoga River Fire and wonder about how disasters like that can be prevented. They use this tragedy to begin thinking about how to design a wastewater treatment facility. Activity 3 – Explanation & Evaluation (60 minutes) Modeling the Wastewater Treatment Process  Students create models of wastewater treatment facilities, peer-review each other's work, and compare their designs to that which is used in their hometown. Similar Resources Communicate Existing Plans