The Dirty Water Challenge

Autor/inn/en	Walker, Mark; Kremer, Angelika; Schluter, Kirsten
Titel	The Dirty Water Challenge
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 44 (2007) 9, S.26-29 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Geology; Water Quality; Class Activities; Environmental Education; Science Education; Inquiry; Science Experiments; Scientific Concepts; Meteorology; Physics; Chemistry; Water Pollution; Elementary School Science; Secondary School Science; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Historische Geologie; Wasserqualität; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Meteorologie; Physik; Chemie; Gewässerverschmutzung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	"The Dirty Water Challenge" is a fun activity that teaches children about their environment in an engaging and practical way. Inquiry is embedded within the practical--students have to design, plan, and then build their own design of water filter. Students are exposed to important concepts from a variety of scientific disciplines, including how the water cycle works (geology, meteorology) and the principles behind water filtering (physics, chemistry). This method has been successfully used during units on the water cycle and pollution to teach elementary and lower middle-school classes in an inquiry-based way. (Contains 1 figure, 1 resource and 2 online resources.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10