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Challenge 020 · Ages 9–16
Water Filtration Challenge
Build a simple water filter.
Primary STEAM area
Science
The Challenge
What will your learner investigate?
Can you design a filter that makes dirty water visibly cleaner and explain its limitations?
Learning outcomes
- Identify filtration as a separation process.
- Select and arrange materials based on their properties.
- Test water before and after filtration and evaluate the design, recognising that filtered water is not automatically safe to drink.
Connected learning
Science: materials, mixtures and separation; Geography: water resources; Mathematics: volume and data; Citizenship: access to clean water.
Dream Areas
Environmental engineeringwater engineeringpublic health engineeringsustainabilityhumanitarian engineering