Water Troubles

This Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) presents students with the real-world problem of contaminated drinking water.  Students are asked to provide recommendations for a non-profit organization working to help a small Romanian village acquire clean drinking water.  They will work to develop the best temporary strategies for water treatment, including engineering the best filtering solution using local materials.  Students will utilize measures of center and variation to compare data, assess proportional relationships to make decisions, and perform unit conversions across different measurement systems.
Resource ID#: 47950 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Interactive Whiteboard, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: contaminated, filter, water, purification, pollution, mean, median, mode, outlier, measures of central tendency, range, , proportional, units, conversion, dimensional analysis
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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