Lesson 7: Drinking Water

• —Hook: Importance of water video
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxqbpPWTl6A

Content:

• —Water cycle, drinking water, treatment process
• —Activity: All About Water Treatment Board Game
• Research and compare drinking water treatment process in other parts of the world
  • –Presentation of findings

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—Consolidation:

• Exit slip/homework question: Is bottled water better than tap water? (Adapted from Haberer, S, Salciccioli, K, & Sanader, M. (2011). Nelson Chemistry 11 University Preparation. Toronto: Nelson Education Ltd.)

Other Teaching Ideas:

• Field trip to a water treatment facility
• Hard water demonstration using hand soap and distilled water and hand soap with distilled water and CaCO3
• Youth Bottling-Out and Tapping-Into Public Water Systems: http://www.insidethebottle.org/Student_Resources_files/Re-Fresh!%20Curriculum%20Guide.pdf
• Toronto water treatment: http://www.toronto.ca/water/supply/pdf/water_treatment_process.pdf
• Toronto waste water treatment : http://www.toronto.ca/water/wastewater_treatment/pdf/wastewater_poster.pdf