To allow students to run tests on five different sources of water. Students are expected to collect three samples of water: Urban and Rural (includes Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities) treated waters, and a Raw Source Water.
High School Operation Water Drop Data Sheet
Colour Analysis for High School Operation Water Drop
Iron Analysis for High School Operation Water Drop
The direct health implications of iron are very limited, there are however indirect problems some of which are: colour, which comes from iron in a particulate form which is too small to filter so you get “coloured water”, iron bacteria, this is when bacteria and iron form a slime which can lead to poor pipe flow, this can occur when the iron concentration exceeds 0.3 mg/L, the Canadian Drinking Water Guideline (CGLS).
Iron Analysis Instructions for High School in PowerPoint and Video Format
All High School Operation Water Drop Lessons (Simplified and with Explanations of Why Each Component is Important) with QR Codes for the PowerPoint Instructions and Video for Each Test
Simplified instructions, with information about why each component is important, and QR codes for all the PowerPoint instructions and videos - so your students can scan the QR codes with their smartphones! You might want to print this document double-sided, then you just have one sheet for each test!