Water supply
Organise water filtration components to create a safe water supply system
Water is crucial to human life, but it can also be a killer.
Drinking or cooking water contaminated with micro-organisms or chemicals is a leading cause of disease and death across the world. Poor facilities for the disposal of sewage and other waste water can quickly lead to the spread of dangerous diseases.
Activity info, teachers’ notes and curriculum links
This activity challenges students to work in small teams to design a water supply system for a small town of 5,000 inhabitants. They have to work within a budget, including giving themselves a profit margin. The activity offers strong opportunities for cross-curricular work with Enterprise.
The 'Catalogue of Components' handout includes a list of possible parts from which students can include in their design of their filtration system.
The activity sheet includes teacher notes, guidance, useful web links, and links (where appropriate) to the national curriculum in each of the four devolved UK nations; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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Activity overview
Activity description, teachers' notes and curriculum links
Handout
Catalogue of components that students can use to design their filtration system.
Quiz
How important is water to human life? Take the quiz and test your knowledge - but be careful because each wrong answer will result in an increase of bacteria in the water supply
Brief
Brief outlining the steps that students must take to design their own water supply system.
