The Dirty Water Experiment

Hi today in period 5 we did a experiment about filtration, Mr. Palmer split us in groups and gave us 1 bottle cut in half, the top side is turned to the other side. we put a filter paper in the filter of a bottle then put sand and rocks, after that we came to Mr. Palmer and showed our bottle, then he puts a water inside.

Examples are:

1.  Teabag
2.  Coffee plunger/coffee filter
3.  Swimming pool
4. Kidney

Materials

1. Filter paper

2. Sand

3. Pebbles

4. Bottle cu

5. Dirty water

6. Cup

7.Scissors

8.Funnel

9. Coffee filter

Process - ( use verbs or doing words in each step )

Step 1

Cut the bottle in half.

Step 2

Put the top half upside down inside the bottle.

STEP 3

Add layers of filter paper then add your sand/pebbles.

STEP 4

Get 1 cup of dirty water.

STEP 5

Pour dirty water into the upside down bottle/funnel.

Measurements

After we finished our experiment our water was still dirty, maybe next time we could put less sand to the filter paper so it won't go to the gap of the bottle/funnel.

Warning

Make sure that an adult cuts the bottle in half. This water filter is just an experiment and should not be used for drinking water.

Avoid using charcoal briquets, as these can contain chemicals you don't want in your water. Use the activated carbon for water purifiers instead.