Fruit peels have the ability to absorb bacteria.
Water purification system diagram for kids.
Suspended particles get stuck to the chemicals to form floc.
Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals biological contaminants suspended solids and gases from water.
Once the peel is blended put it into a coffee filter.
Because we won t disinfect our water for this water project and will just be making an example water filtration system it is not safe to drink as this purification process and treatment process we will experiment with will not provide safe and pure water.
You may discard the banana or eat it.
The magic school bus at the waterworks by joanna cole.
One major purpose of water purification is to provide.
Water purification process by which undesired chemical compounds organic and inorganic materials and biological contaminants are removed from water that process also includes distillation the conversion of a liquid into vapour to condense it back to liquid form and deionization ion removal through the extraction of dissolved salts.
Pour water through the coffee filter.
Adult supervision required when handling chemicals and or cutting objects remember to use proper safety equipment when experimenting.
This week we worked on a water filtration experiment to teach the kids about water pollution and clean water.
Alum and other chemicals are added to the water at this stage.
You won t need it for the filter.
Most water is purified and disinfected for human consumption drinking water but water purification may also be carried out for a variety of other purposes including medical pharmacological chemical.
See 200 stem projects for kids we have read a few great books on this topic.
The goal is to produce water fit for specific purposes.
The diagram below shows a basic water treatment process for surface water.
Surface water is more often treated rigorously than underground water as it has less contaminants.
Peel a banana and grind the peel in a blender.