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Turbidity Tube: Measuring Water Clarity

Build a turbidity tube, calibrate it with cloudy water samples, and use it to compare local water sources.

Grade 10BuildExperimentScienceEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceMeasurementData AnalysisIntermediate60 to 90 min7 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Explain turbidity and why it matters
  • Calibrate a measuring tool with known standards
  • Use a calibration graph to estimate an unknown

Objective

Build an instrument that measures water clarity, calibrate it with known mixtures, and compare real water samples.

STEM concepts

Water qualityTurbidityCalibrationSuspended particles
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