Students will be able to: Explain how the components of soil can cleanse the water (both groundwater as well as rainwater.) Explain how the forest canopy provides cleansing for the rain as it filters down to the soil. Create a filter that can clean water of a majority of impurities given basic supplies. Write about their filter and the steps needed for creation of filter.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. How Nature Cleans Water
2. Building Your Own Water Filter