Students get to discover how tiny microscopic plants can remove nutrients from polluted water. They will then engineer a system to remove pollutants faster by changing the environment for the algae.
Concepts at a Glance
Explain how the amount of light that passes through a sample can be used to determine the growth of microbes.
Demonstrate that algae consume nutrients dissolved in water.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3 Science:
Biodiversity in the local environment
Grade 4 Science:
Big Ideas: All living things sense and respond to their environment.
