WATER IN SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY

Technical College of Transport and Construction

Activity Title: Interdisciplinary competition

Activity Objectives: To increase students interest and

understanding of the project theme from an
interdisciplinary perspective, so that they will be able to
perceive the importance of linking learning content
originating from various school subjects in a holistic and
integrative context.

Activity structure: Students worked in teams of 3.

Competition Jury and Awards

Structure and Functioning of Water Treatment Plants.

Diagrams for water treatment plants. Types of water treatment
plants.

Activity Objectives:
-

to identify components of water

treatment plants;

to become familiar with various

central heating systems;

to understand the functioning of

water treatment pants.

Activity structure:
- Students were divided into groups.

Experiments with Hard Water

Activity Objectives:
To define water hardness
To classify water samples
according to the degree of
hardness
To compare the hardness of the
various types of water by using a
soap solution
To explain how to remove total,
permanent and temporary water
hardness
To describe the advantages and
disadvantages of using hard
water
To apply concepts related to
water hardness in solving
problems

PRACTICAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Materials needed for the activity:

- soap solution, rain water, sea water, temporarily hard water, boiled temporarily
hard water
- beaker, burette, funnel, cylinder, conical flask

Learning outcomes:
This activity will enable students to:
To classify water samples
according to the degree of
hardness
To compare the hardness of the
various types of water using a
soap solution
To explain the difference between
the hardness of boiled and
uncooked water
To use laboratory equipment and
utensils

Water The Essence of Life

(Interdisciplinary Competition)
End results:

- posters
-collages

Presenting End Results