Greywater Gadgetry

Duration: Two 60 minute sessions

Grade Levels: 6-12 

Create a two-part system for filtering greywater. Teams will focus on communication and systems engineering as they build separate components to filter solid and liquid waste and then combine them into one device.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

 

Grade Levels: 6-12

Duration: Two 60 minute sessions

Concepts/Skills: Systems engineering, water filtration, water systems, communication, collaboration

Objectives:

  • Consider the potential effects of drought and how greywater could be part of the solution.
  • Design a system for filtering out solid waste or liquid waste.
  • Consider effective communication strategies with their team.
  • Collaborate on their design ideas to create a single two-part filtration system.

Climate Standards Connections

Next Generation Science Standards
Grade Performance Expectation Description
9-12 HS-ESS3-4 Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems
Climate Change Connections impacts of human activities on natural systems
Clarification Statement & Assessment Boundary Examples of data on the impacts of human activities could include the quantities and types of pollutants released, changes to biomass and species diversity, or areal changes in land surface use (such as for urban development, agriculture and livestock, or surface mining). Examples for limiting future impacts could range from local efforts (such as reducing, reusing, and recycling resources) to large-scale geoengineering design solutions (such as altering global temperatures by making large changes to the atmosphere or ocean).

The Tech Academies

This activity was developed in partnership with educators from The Tech Academies Fellowship program. Tech Academy Fellows learn to be leaders of STEM education while designing and testing resources to be shared with other educators.