STEM Careers Coalition: Water Solutions

How can household materials be used to filter contaminants from water?

Students get a clear idea of the issue of water scarcity, while exploring their own original solutions to help create easily-accessible clean water. They will utilize everyday materials found at home to create, build, test, and optimize an effective water-filtration design.

Elementary School: Grades K–5

45–60 minute activity

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STEAM Topics Resource Audience Grade Level Tags PDFs

Science Topics

Hydrology, Pollution

Engineering Topics

Materials

K-6, Educator

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Engineering Projects, Water Pollution

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