This activity demonstrates how soil acts as a physical and chemical filter for water.

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Discipline
Earth and Space Sciences
Grade Level
6-8
9-12
Lesson Type
Activity
Lesson Keywords
Water
Filter
Chemical Filtration
Physical Filtration
Sorption

Next Generation Science Standards

Grade Discipline Core Idea
6-8 ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems

Energy flows and matter cycles within and among Earth's systems, including the sun and Earth's interior as primary energy sources. Plate tectonics is one result of these processes.
9-12 ESS2.A: Earth materials and systems

Feedback effects exist within and among Earth's systems.