Snack-Sized Science: Wading into Water Quality!
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Provided by: EarthEcho International|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This 25-minute video from EarthEcho International will show you how to perform several different types of water quality tests in your classroom.
- This demonstration provides tips for using their EarthEcho kit or for using basic tools and indicators, testing for pH, turbidity, temperature, and other parameters.
Subjects: Chemistry, Biology
Authors: EarthEcho International
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This is a good resource for teachers to learn how to do these tests with students.
- The video is also easy for students to understand, so they can watch the demonstration if materials aren't available.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to order the kit mentioned in the video, purchase a pool or aquarium testing kit, or use pH paper, a thermometer, and a self-made Secchi disk using white paper, a black marker, and scissors.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Due to the length of the video, this resource should be shown in smaller chunks or assigned as homework if you're using the test kit they offer.
- Science classes can discuss the importance of oxygen to all animals, including dissolved oxygen for aquatic and marine organisms, and link this lesson with cellular respiration.
- Other resources about water pollution include this video about chemical pollution and this lesson about the Everglades.
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About the Partner Provider
EarthEcho International
EarthEcho International envisions a world where every individual has the opportunity and tools to create a healthy and thriving environment. To that end, their mission is to build a global youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet. Their Academy is a new virtual learning space developed to provide online courses for teacher professional learning with access to fully remote, asynchronous environmental education modules for students.
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