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When Is Water Safe to Drink? Instructional VideoWhen Is Water Safe to Drink? Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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6th - 12th
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When Is Water Safe to Drink?

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How safe is the drinking water you have access to? Colors, smells, and other factors may lead you to finding out if your water is safe. Watch a video that explains the ways water becomes filtered and ways to know when water is contaminated.

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Concepts

drinking water, microbes, water filtration, water quality, water safety, water treatment, water testing, water, water pollution

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use during a study of water contamination, water purification, filtration, etc.

Classroom Considerations

  • Due to the language and vocabulary used in the video, it is best shown with older audiences in a science class

Pros

  • Works great as an introduction to water treatment and how water is filtered for drinking
  • Comes with a discussion topic and a quiz
  • Graphic support the explanation of the topic under study

Cons

  • None

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