Water supply

Organise water filtration components to create a safe water supply system

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.

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.

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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