Water Filtration Experiment

Water Filtration Experiment



Construct your own sand water filter and learn about water filtration systems with this easy science project.

List Of Items:
1/2 L of swamp water (or tap water with mud or dirt added)
2 L soda pop bottle with its lid
2 L plastic soda pop bottle—one with its bottom cut off, the other with its top cut off (have an adult help with cutting)
1000 ml beaker
2 empty 20 oz cups
1 tbsp of Alum (Aluminum potassium sulfate)
2 cups of fine sand
1 cup of coarse sand
1 cup of small pebbles
1 Coffee filter or Filter Paper
1 rubber band
1 Spoon (for scooping the Alum)
1 Large spoon for stirring
Stopwatch or timer

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How To Make a Water Filter In The Wild

How To Make a Water Filter In The Wild



Disclaimer. This water filter will not make the water SAFE. It will only render it clear and make it more palatable. you must boil it afterwards or use another form of proper disinfection. SODIS or Solar Disinfection would work.

In this video I go through the processes of constructing a primitive filter utilizing natural recourses such as charcoal from a fire, moss, and sand. I use a soda bottle as the filter container to show you the individual layers and to see the water seep through the layers.

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