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Super Science Fair Projects :: Microbiology :: Water / Soil Microbes ::
Water purification science fair projects double as medical science fair projects...
Water Quality
Water quality is judged by how many contaminants are contained in the water sample. These contaminants can be benign or harmful. You can determine how clean your water is by conducting a visual examination and by conducting a chemcial analysis of the water.
Objective
Participants will develop an understanding and appreciation of water
purification techniques and their implications for health maintenance.
Upon completion of the activities students will:
. explain how polluted water can be a source of disease
. illustrate how a lack of oxygen in water can kill fish
. interpret and explain the water cycle
. express ways of purifying water for drinking purposes
. differentiate ways in which the body uses water

Find out what unforseen creatures are in your life with the Water & Soil Microbe Experimenter Kit!
Apparatus and Materials
Various water samples - tap water, distilled water, well water,
mineral water, carbonated water, reverse osmosis water, five day old
pond water; glass slide, microscope, candle. ( Activity 1.0 )
Charcoal placed in large funnel followed with gravel and then sand,
flask, paper napkins for filter. ( Activity 2.0)
Two jars filled with tap water colored with methylene blue, dried
grass placed in one jar. Close jars tightly with screw tops and set
for five days, litmus paper. ( Activity 3.0 )
Decomposition reaction jars with electrode tops, Reverse Osmosis Myron
Meter. ( Activity 4.0 )
Reverse Osmosis Water Purifier and a Carbon Block Filtering Water
Purifier. ( Activity 5.0 )
Recommended Strategies
This P/A (Phenomenological Approach) lesson is based on the IDEAL
Problem Solving Method utilizing the following steps:
I - Identify the problem (What are you asked to do here?)
D - Define the problem (What are the parts? How related?)
E - Explore the possibilities (Interpret and analyze problem)
A - Act upon the possibilities (Plan and follow a strategy)
L - Look for results (Explain results from the strategy)
Vocabulary
Sediments, desalination, aeration chlorination, toxicity, acid rain,
ionized, water borne disease, typhoid, cholera, carcinogens,
chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, trihalemethanes, acid rain,
suspended solids, dissolved minerals, precipitate, dialysis,
respiration, cell oxidation, excretory organs, conductivity apparatus,
oncology.
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