Science

For science students simulated the process of acquiring, purifying, and allocating fresh water from a aquifer to different towns with different needs. They were give 5 minutes to move water from the aquifer to the treatment plant, then 7 minutes to purify as much of that water as they could using filters and activated carbon.

Some towns had deeper aquifers, some had higher fertilizer contamination, and each town had different priorities for distribution based on housing, agricultural, and industrial needs

Several groups were able to obtain and allocated enough fresh water for their town's needs, but there were a few who were not. This drove home the point that Earth's fresh water is limited and not everyone in the world has equal accesses to fresh water.