Students will explore the woodsy area close to school. They'll collect a water sample, charcoal, sand, and small rocks. They'll test the water to see how it rates for drinkability. Later they'll watch a couple of videos about creating water filters, and then then they'll make a water filter with the natural materials they collected. They'll test their water filters with the water they collected and other water samples available. Then they'll get a chance to re-design or re-engineer their water filter to see if they can make it better.
At the end of the project we'll return the natural materials to the woods, and collect the plastic bottles and fabric pieces we used to collect water and make the filters. After that we'll make some time to record what happened, add photos to online slideshow presentations, and discuss the STEAMwork together.
I'll hopefully get some good photos of all this exploration. Onward.
