DOI
https://doi.org/10.62812/IJEI1995
Document Type
Curriculum Resource
Publication Version
In Review
Publication Date
Summer 6-12-2026
Keywords
Water Filtration, Engineering Design Process, Water Quality, Problem-Based Learning, Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Description
Students apply the engineering design process to build, test, and refine a simple water filter prototype. This hands-on experiential learning activity focuses on the properties of filtering materials and iterative problem-solving. In this lesson, students will apply the engineering design process to build and test their own simple water filters. They will use their newfound knowledge to begin developing a practical solution to the problem presented in Lesson 1 - Mni Wiconi: A Water Engineering Challenge for 4th Graders.
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Scenario: Having identified the problem, students are now tasked with designing and building a prototype water filter using a limited set of provided materials (or that are available in locality, like organic materials) to make the “polluted” water cleaner.
Pages
8
Type
Lesson Plan
Format
Language
English
Publisher
Open Prairie, South Dakota State University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Reycel Jugo, 2026. Lesson-2 on Mni Wiconi (Water is Life): Designing and Testing Solutions (Water Filtration). ILEARN Teaching Resources. Volume 8 (1): 216- 223; DOI: https://doi.org/10.62812/10.62812/IJEI1995