We rely on water daily in both obvious and hidden ways, from drinking to food production, industry and manufacturing. Students will discover what it means to have a water footprint.

Students will learn that infrastructure is needed to provide fresh, clean water to people requires a significant financial and human investment in architecture, engineering, civic planning, technology and ongoing maintenance.

Discover how different engineering advancements and human ingenuity provided solutions to the problems of accessibility related to clean, fresh drinking water in all kinds of human settlements.

Making safe and reliable tap water requires a multi-step treatment process. Modeling the filtration step in class is one way that students will see evidence of its importance.

Drinking water passes a variety of required tests. Students will put mystery solutions to the test to determine which one is potable followed by a discussion about laws and regulations.

Students will debate, evaluate and advocate for tap water based on facts related to cost, taste, and environmental impact to the community, honing their literacy skills to craft their arguments.