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Red means Lead
(11-12) AP
DNA
Amino Acids
RNA Protein
Nanoparticles
Breaking or cleaving DNA
Catalysts
Lead
Water Quality
Bee Venom Analysis
(11-12) AP
Toxicology
Amino Acid sequences
Protein & protein composition
lipids
hemoglobin & Erythrocyte
Melittin (bee venom)
Phylogenetic tree
Changes in Conductivity and Ph
(10-12) AP
Titration
Conductivity
Ph
Equilibrium reactions
Ionic charges
12th grade

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Red means Lead
(11-12) AP
DNA
Amino Acids
RNA Protein
Nanoparticles
Breaking or cleaving DNA
Catalysts
Lead
Water Quality
Bee Venom Analysis
(11-12) AP
Toxicology
Amino Acid sequences
Protein & protein composition
lipids
hemoglobin & Erythrocyte
Melittin (bee venom)
Phylogenetic tree
Changes in Conductivity and Ph
(10-12) AP
Titration
Conductivity
Ph
Equilibrium reactions
Ionic charges
Disinfection
NEW! (9-12)
Thermal disinfection
Chemical disinfection
Physical disinfection
Photocatalytic disinfection
Oligodynamic disinfection
Media Filtration
NEW! (9-12)
Turbidity
Coagulation
Flocculation
Sedimentation
Contaminant
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Density Separation
NEW! (9-12)
Physical properties of water
Density
surfactants
Density gradients
Surface tension
Super Absorbent Polymers
(9-12)
Polymers
Hydrophilic properties
absorption
osmosis
solubility
Refraction & Reflection
(9-12)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
Magic Sand and the Hydrophobic Effect
(9-12)
Physical properties of water
Polarity
Hydrophobic properties
Hydrophilic properties
2nd law of thermodynamics
Water Works
(9-12)
Motion of water
Rivers & dams
Water tables
Conservation of Energy
Potential & kinetic energy
Multi-Barrier Filtration
(9-12)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
11th grade

Top

Red means Lead
(11-12) AP
DNA
Amino Acids
RNA Protein
Nanoparticles
Breaking or cleaving DNA
Catalysts
Lead
Water Quality
Bee Venom Analysis
(11-12) AP
Toxicology
Amino Acid sequences
Protein & protein composition
lipids
hemoglobin & Erythrocyte
Melittin (bee venom)
Phylogenetic tree
Changes in Conductivity and Ph
(10-12) AP
Titration
Conductivity
Ph
Equilibrium reactions
Ionic charges
Disinfection
NEW! (9-12)
Thermal disinfection
Chemical disinfection
Physical disinfection
Photocatalytic disinfection
Oligodynamic disinfection
Media Filtration
NEW! (9-12)
Turbidity
Coagulation
Flocculation
Sedimentation
Contaminant
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Density Separation
NEW! (9-12)
Physical properties of water
Density
surfactants
Density gradients
Surface tension
Super Absorbent Polymers
(9-12)
Polymers
Hydrophilic properties
absorption
osmosis
solubility
Refraction & Reflection
(9-12)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
Magic Sand and the Hydrophobic Effect
(9-12)
Physical properties of water
Polarity
Hydrophobic properties
Hydrophilic properties
2nd law of thermodynamics
Water Works
(9-12)
Motion of water
Rivers & dams
Water tables
Conservation of Energy
Potential & kinetic energy
Multi-Barrier Filtration
(9-12)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
10th grade

Top

Disinfection
NEW! (9-12)
Thermal disinfection
Chemical disinfection
Physical disinfection
Photocatalytic disinfection
Oligodynamic disinfection
Media Filtration
NEW! (9-12)
Turbidity
Coagulation
Flocculation
Sedimentation
Contaminant
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Density Separation
NEW! (9-12)
Physical properties of water
Density
surfactants
Density gradients
Surface tension
Super Absorbent Polymers
(9-12)
Polymers
Hydrophilic properties
absorption
osmosis
solubility
Refraction & Reflection
(9-12)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
Magic Sand and the Hydrophobic Effect
(9-12)
Physical properties of water
Polarity
Hydrophobic properties
Hydrophilic properties
2nd law of thermodynamics
Water Works
(9-12)
Motion of water
Rivers & dams
Water tables
Conservation of Energy
Potential & kinetic energy
Multi-Barrier Filtration
(9-12)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
Surface tension
(7-10)
Physical properties of water
Membranes
Polarity
Hydrogen boding
Electrostatic attraction
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
Filtration
(6-10)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Membranes
Porous
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
9th grade

Top

Disinfection
NEW! (9-12)
Thermal disinfection
Chemical disinfection
Physical disinfection
Photocatalytic disinfection
Oligodynamic disinfection
Media Filtration
NEW! (9-12)
Turbidity
Coagulation
Flocculation
Sedimentation
Contaminant
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Density Separation
NEW! (9-12)
Physical properties of water
Density
surfactants
Density gradients
Surface tension
Super Absorbent Polymers
(9-12)
Polymers
Hydrophilic properties
absorption
osmosis
solubility
Refraction & Reflection
(9-12)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
Magic Sand and the Hydrophobic Effect
(9-12)
Physical properties of water
Polarity
Hydrophobic properties
Hydrophilic properties
2nd law of thermodynamics
Water Works
(9-12)
Motion of water
Rivers & dams
Water tables
Conservation of Energy
Potential & kinetic energy
Multi-Barrier Filtration
(9-12)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
Surface tension
(7-10)
Physical properties of water
Membranes
Polarity
Hydrogen boding
Electrostatic attraction
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
Filtration
(6-10)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Membranes
Porous
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
Creating the pH Scale
(6-9)
Properties of water
Ph scale
Acidic & Basic
Molecular composition
8th grade

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Surface tension
(7-10)
Physical properties of water
Membranes
Polarity
Hydrogen boding
Electrostatic attraction
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
Filtration
(6-10)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Membranes
Porous
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
Creating the pH Scale
(6-9)
Properties of water
Ph scale
Acidic & Basic
Molecular composition
How Clean are We?
(5-8)
Properties of water
Anti-bacterial
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Germs
Spearing Fish
(5-8)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
7th grade

Top

Surface tension
(7-10)
Physical properties of water
Membranes
Polarity
Hydrogen boding
Electrostatic attraction
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
Filtration
(6-10)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Membranes
Porous
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
Creating the pH Scale
(6-9)
Properties of water
Ph scale
Acidic & Basic
Molecular composition
How Clean are We?
(5-8)
Properties of water
Anti-bacterial
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Germs
Spearing Fish
(5-8)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
6th grade

Top

Surface tension
(7-10)
Physical properties of water
Membranes
Polarity
Hydrogen boding
Electrostatic attraction
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
Filtration
(6-10)
Water Quality
Water treatment
Membranes
Porous
Filters
Pathogens
Microorganisms
Minerals & salts
Creating the pH Scale
(6-9)
Properties of water
Ph scale
Acidic & Basic
Molecular composition
How Clean are We?
(5-8)
Properties of water
Anti-bacterial
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Germs
Spearing Fish
(5-8)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection
5th grade

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How Clean are We?
(5-8)
Properties of water
Anti-bacterial
Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
Germs
Spearing Fish
(5-8)
Properties of water
Refraction
Reflection

 

 

In the United States, we largely take our supply of potable water for granted.  The reality is that each year we have 4% less potable water due to contamination and increased demand.  Fresh water is inequitably distributed across the earth and across the United States. Within the U.S., which has one of the largest percentages with 8% of the worlds fresh water, much is concentrated in the Great Lakes.  In the next twenty years, up to 30% of the aquifers in U.S. are expected to go dry. 

If new technologies for decontaminating, disinfecting, and desalinating water are not developed, estimates suggest that by 2025 we could be out of potable water.  The techniques available now are costly, and many, including disinfection through chlorination, have side effects that research is showing cause cancer. Although scientists, researchers and engineers, through grants from the National Science Foundation, to solve this problem, it is not enough to rest on their efforts.  Ensuring an adequate, cost-efficient, and socially equitable supply of potable water for the United States and the world will be an ongoing struggle for current and future generations. 

As teachers, you can help ensure that we have the necessary human resources to tackle this problem by presenting lessons, labs, and WebQuest units to your students that are based on the cutting edge research being conducted by scientists at The WaterCAMPWS.  Our hope is that by making students aware of this impending crisis and by demonstrating that solutions are possible at the intersection of science and technology, more students will choose to pursue higher education and careers in the sciences, engineering, mathematics, and technology.

Through the support of the National Science Foundation and a variety of sources, including the work of researchers, graduate students, curriculum developers, and high school teachers throughout the state of Illinois, The WaterCAMPWS is able to share with you these supplemental curriculum modules, which can be used in combination or as stand alone lessons or labs.  Supplies and equipment, including a subject matter expert, are available for each of these labs if you complete a request form.  Some of the labs are also WebQuests, inquiry-oriented online learning units centered around the larger scientific or social problems that underlie each of these labs. 

   

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