Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Engineering Design, Technology, Space Station
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Videos
Water filtration plays a key part in crew survival aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 55/56 Commander Drew Feustel discusses the water recovery system used to recycle crew waste water for consumption.
Classroom Connection: Water Filtration
Grade Level: 5-12
Time Required: (2–3) 50 minute periods
Next Generation Science Standards:
MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
HS-ETS1-1. Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.