After water leaves our homes, it is dirty and needs to be treated before it can go into our lakes and streams or back into our homes. It is treated at a wastewater treatment plant. One of the steps of wastewater treatment is using filters to remove some of the larger particles.
The student handout will be given to all students working on the design challenge. It gives a brief recap of the story, it helps the students identify what they are attempting to achieve, and it recaps the design process.
Filtering Dirty Water TEK8 Instructor’s Guide
This Instructor’s Guide provides the instructor additional information on how to run the design challenge with alternatives for materials and test setups as well as information to help make the design challenge a good educational experience.
Combination Telling the Story Video and Design Challenge Video
This combined video conveys the societal impact of the student’s research that is the basis for the design challenge and will set the problem-solving context for students. In addition it leads students through the design process. It indicates materials available, states what the criteria are for success and any constraints. It also gives a second ‘level’ of the design challenge that allows ‘early completers’ to move on to a slightly more difficult challenge.
Design Challenge Teacher Tutorial Video
The Design Challenge Teacher Tutorial Video leads teachers through using the design challenge. It indicates materials that can be used, tips for teachers, and questions that can be used.