Groundwater Contamination: Trouble in Fruitvale – Kit Contents

Groundwater Contamination: Trouble in Fruitvale Book Cover
Groundwater Contamination: Trouble in Fruitvale is a SEPUP module designed for use in grades 6–12. The module contains a series of 12 activities that provide approximately 3–4 weeks of instruction.

Equipment Kit Contents

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Scroll down to see the materials that are included in the Groundwater Contamination: Trouble in Fruitvale kit as well as those materials that are required but not included.

 

Materials in Groundwater Contamination equipment kit:

  • 24 plastic cups
  • 1 liter bottle of clay
  • 1 liter bottle of gravel
  • 1 liter bottle of sand
  • 16 20-mL syringe
  • 16 30-mL graduated cup
  • 16 hand lens
  • 8 number cubes
  • 8 dropper bottles of “groundwater contaminant”
  • 16 Chemplates®
  • 16 contaminant plume trays
  • 32 paper layers
  • 16 droppers
  • 1 set of 40 dropper bottles (30-mL) labeled: “Fruitvale Water Sample (Wells 1–40)
  • 8 30-mL dropper bottles of universal indicator
  • 16 sets of Water Cycle Station Cards (5/set)

Materials required but not provided in equipment kit:

  • 1 overhead projector
  • 16 rulers
  • 16 30-cm pieces of string
  • 16 index cards
  • 8 sets of colored pencils
  • paper towels
  • access to a sink or tub