purifying water

PURIFYING WATER



PURPOSE: The purpose of this lab is to see if the student can purify a sample of
contaminated water. Our objective is to clean and make the water as clear as possible.
This term for separating solid particles from a liquid by passing the mixture through a
material that retains the solid particles is filtration. This is what he is trying to do.

MATERIALS & METHODS:
Funnel, Filter Tube, Beaker, stand for funnel, water, oil, sand, lead, cup...