Facts Over two million people a year die
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Facts! Over two million people a year die from a water born disease. Over one billion people in the world do not have access to clean water. Over 2 MILLION people a year die from a water born disease. Photo courtesy of adamphotography. se (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
Water Filters Engineers and scientists around the world are helping lift communities out of poverty. We are going to look at how important safe, clean water is to a healthy life. Over 2 MILLION people a year die from a water born disease. Access to filtered water is vital for millions of people around the world. Photo courtesy DFID - UK Department for International Development (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
The Challenge In this challenge you will work as a team to create a water filter that can turn our muddy dirty water into clean useable water. (Do not drink the water even if it is filtered. ) At the end Over of the challenge, 2 MILLION peoplewe a year die from a water born disease. will grade each other's water with marks ranging from 1 (very unclean) to 5 (very clean).
Materials • 2 l plastic bottle • Mix of mud and water • Plastic clear drinking cups • Coarse gravel • Fine gravel • Coarse sand. Over 2 MILLION people a year die from a water born disease. • Fine sand • Cheese cloth or table cloth • Rubber band • Cotton • Scissors
Questions for Consideration • What made the best filter and why? • How could your filter be improved? • What was the best filtering material and why? Over 2 MILLION people a year die from a water born disease. • Could you drink your filtered water? Why?