We all play a part in keeping our water and rivers clean and healthy. ALCOSAN has plenty of fun activities for families to do at home and learn how you can make a difference.
Hands-on Activities
Aquifer in a Cup
Illustrate how water is stored in an aquifer, how ground water can become contaminated, and how this contamination ends up in a drinking water source.
Watercolor Butterflies
ALCOSAN’s wastewater treatment process provides insects, such as the butterfly, a clean environment to live in among our waterways.
Sink or Float
Learn the science behind objects that are dense and buoyant and find out what sinks and what floats.
Water Bottle Flip
Gravity plays a big part within the ALCOSAN treatment process. Test out different water bottles by flipping them with the right amount of water.
Rain Cloud Sun Catcher
Clouds play an important part in the water cycle. Make a rain cloud sun catcher using household materials and hang it for everyone to see.
Coding Conundrum
Students will be introduced to coding functions as they try to “crack the code” to predetermined puzzles using Google Forms.
Lava Lamp
ALCOSAN uses sedimentation tanks to remove fats, oils and greases from water. A Lava Lamp is a good example of how the process works in the tanks.
Polymers
Most kids have made slime with glue and borax. Learn how to make plastic from milk!
Tower Power
Become an engineer and challenge yourself by building a Cantilever Tower out of only newspaper and tape.
Hoop Glider
Gravity is a constant in our lives, making this hoop glider will show you how gravity will pull it back to Earth.
Dog Toy
Instead of throwing away old t-shirts, learn how to upcycle them into chew toys for dogs.
Power of Worms
Worms play a major role in breaking down plant matter and creating fertile soil. Observe wonderful worm activity yourself by building a worm column!
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Coloring Pages and Games
Environment and Energy Word Search
Find words that are associated with the Environment and Energy!
Frankie the Fish Coloring Page
Color a picture of Frankie the Fish!
Frankie’s Wastewater Adventure Coloring Page
Join Frankie and his friends as they learn about the Wastewater Treatment process.
Groundwater Word Search
Find words associated with Groundwater.
Recycle Maze
Find your way through the maze and put the aluminum can in the recycle bin.
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