Download IL American Water STEM Concepts with Project Ideas

STEM project: Enduring Concepts about Water for Student Curriculum
The Value of Water Service – focuses on the importance of water as it relates to public health, safety,
sociology, industry, agriculture, and economic development.
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Safe drinking water, disease prevention, sanitation and critical fire protection
Development of societies where water was available
Reliance of industry on water
Agricultural use of water
Economic development
Related Project Ideas:
Bacteria in Water Coolers http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/project1365_107.html
Too Much of a Good Thing? Study the Effect of Fertilizers on Algal Growth http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fairprojects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p054.shtml?fave=no&isb=cmlkOjEwNTMxOTA2LHNpZDowLHA6MSx
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The effect of nitrate levels in water on the growth of plants http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/project1342_119.html
Effect of water hardness on seed germinationhttp://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/project1298_50.html
Does the type of irrigation system affect levels of contamination/food borne illness?
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/10-037.htm#2
Water Resource Protection – explores ways to protect our water resources.
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Groundwater protection
Surface water and watershed protection
Sustainability of water resources
Conservation
Protection of ecological habitats
Related Project Ideas:
How does soil affect the pH of water? http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p013.shtml
Using Daphnia to Monitor Water Toxicity - http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fairprojects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p043.shtml?fave=no&isb=cmlkOjEwNTMxOTA2LHNpZDowLHA6
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Run-off and Fertilizers - http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fairprojects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p025.shtml?fave=no&isb=cmlkOjEwNTMxOTA2LHNpZDowLHA6
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Using Agricultural Waste Products (such as cotton gin trash) As Oil Clean Up Materials http://www.uidaho.edu/~/media/Files/orgs/CALS/Department/AEE/Ag%20Comm%20and%20A
g%20Sci%20Resources/ENR%205.ashx
Water Treatment Technology - provides knowledge of the water treatment industry and challenges for
the future.
 Water treatment technologies for ground , fresh surface water and salt waters
 Water treatment challenges (drought, flooding, contamination)
 Reclaimed water
Related Project Ideas:
It's Raining, It's Pouring: Chemical Analysis of Rainwater http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fairprojects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p015.shtml?fave=no&isb=c2lkOjEsaWE6RW52U2NpLHA6MixyaWQ6
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Wastewater Treatment Technology - provides knowledge of the wastewater and sanitary system
 Wastewater treatment technology
 Groundwater recharge
 Reuse of treated wastewater
OTHER PROJECT IDEAS:
EPA Science Fair Ideas Flyer http://water.epa.gov/learn/resources/upload/2008_12_08_learn_science-projects.pdf