How do we clean up oil spills and other pollutants in the water? Explore water treatment strategies with a set of environmental science experiments. Groups remove oil from water, work with wastewater treatment, and perform a water treatment simulation.

Concepts

water pollution, oil spills, groundwater, water treatment, phosphates, waste management, hazardous waste

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use during Earth Day or in a school-wide focus on protecting the environment
• Divide the experiments into separate days, or save for a longer block period

Classroom Considerations

• Experiments require a long list of materials, but items shouldn't be difficult to obtain
• Does not include a lab sheet
• The activity closure includes a journal prompt and group discussion

Pros

• Fun and engaging for all learners
• Comes with relevant vocabulary lists and procedures

Cons

• None