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Model Well

Model Well

In this quick activity about pollutants and groundwater (page 2 of PDF), learners build a model well with a toilet paper tube. Learners use food coloring to simulate pollutants and observe how they can be carried by groundwater and eventually enter water sources such as wells, rivers, and streams. This activity is associated with nanotechnology and relates to linked video, DragonflyTV Nano: Water Clean-up....

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Social Sciences, Human Impact, Biological Science, NSDL, Ecology, Physics, Mineral and Mining Engineering, Pollutant, Conducting Investigations, Chemistry, Nano, Earth System Science, Atmospheric Science, Model, Contaminant, Science and Society, Materials Science, Forestry and Agriculture, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Life Science, Nanoiron, Nanotechnology, Well, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Anthropology, Groundwater, Oceanography, Simulate, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Weather and Climate, Oceans and Water, Education
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Unknown
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