Order Up!
Youth apply what they learned in Activities 1 and 2 to improve water quality at least one level so it can be reused for a different purpose.
Guiding Question
How can we change the flow of water in a home so that it can be reused?
TimingSetup
The Educator Guide has a script, materials list, and prep directions. Be sure to have it open and ready to help guide you through every activity.
- Post EDP Poster.
- Fill in chart on Mapping Greywater with student data, Educator Guide pp. 43–45.
- Make copies of map and tape together for each group.
- Get a head start on prep for Activity 4.
Related Video
Engineering Everywhere Special Report: Water Reuse
Youth Will Know
- When water is limited, it can be filtered to remove contaminants/improve quality so it can be reused for different purposes.
- Water quality determines the order water can be reused for specific locations.
- There can be multiple solutions to the same problem.
Youth Will Do
Engineer a process to filter a limited amount of water so it can be reused for different purposes.
Did you know?
Many buildings around the world are already piped to use reclaimed water in toilets. Reclaimed means that wastewater has been treated or filtered for reuse.
Quick Tips
- Set up pipe color key prior to design.
- There are many correct answers.
- Criteria
- work in groups
- in/out for all places
- Greywater reuse
- Clay= filter locations
- Constraints
- 5 straws each color
- filter improves 1 step
- cannot reuse toilet