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Survival Still

Lesson Description:

Students design and build a solar still to capture drinking water from the capillary water in the soil, and then modify their designs to be more efficient.
Lesson Type:
  • Project

Sustainability Topic:
  • Water

GEF Program Category:
  • Sustainable Water Challenge

Time Needed:
One class period plus 20 minutes
Standards Addressed:
National Standards: 9-12
  • SEC-B: 5.c. Heat consists of random motion and the vibrations of atoms, molecules, and ions. the higher the temperature, the greater the atomic or molecular motion.
  • SEC-B: 6.a. Waves, including sound and seismic waves, waves on water, and light waves, have energy and can transfer energy when they interact with matter.
  • SEC-E: 1.a. Identify a problem or design an opportunity.
  • SEC-E: 1.b. Propose designs and choose between alternative solutions.
  • SEC-E: 1.c. Implement a proposed solution.
  • SEC-E: 1.d. Evaluate the solution and its consequences.
  • SEC-E: 1.e. Communicate the problem, process, and solution.

Materials Needed:
  • Handout included;
  • Sheet of thick, transparent flexible plastic at least 1-m square (one per group),
  • Coffee

School or Group:
GEF
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Notes:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/plans.aspx?id=283
Lesson Documents:
application/pdf solar_survivalstill.pdf
Located in: Social Studies

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