Water Filtration and Purity of Water (Middle and High School curriculum lesson)

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Description
This activity—in which students test a local water supply—is designed to be used as an extension to classroom activities related to treating foul water for consumption. This activity should be done after students have been introduced to the concept of nanoscale and before Lesson 2 - Water Filtration and Nanoparticles lab. Students should have a good grasp of how to convert the size of objects to the nanometer scale.
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K-12 Lesson Plans
Programs and Activities
Audience
Ages 11 - Adult
Topics
Nanotechnology
Engineering and Technology
Microorganisms
Life Sciences
Climate and Weather
Earth and Space Science

Objectives

Nano Content Map
Nanometer-sized things are very small, and often behave differently than larger things do.
Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.
Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren't possible before.

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Funding

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) funded by the National Science Foundation

Owning institution

National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN); © 2007 Board of Regents, University of California, Santa Barbara

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