Laboratory: Water Quality and Contamination (Alternate)

Project instructions:
Instructions
1. Due by Day 7. Water Quality and Contamination. Before you begin this assignment, watch the video: The scientific method (This can be found under course materials or

linked to the standard Week Two lab instructions). Then read Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination (Alternate) that was e-mailed to you by your instructor with these

instructions. This lab will allow you to investigate the effects of common pollutants on groundwater as well as mimic the filtration process utilized by wastewater

treatment facilities. Additionally, you will view pictures of an experiment on tap water to compare differences in contaminants found in bottled versus tap water.

Then, utilize the information and photographs within Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination (Alternate) to complete the data tables and post lab questions for

Experiments 1 through 3 on the Week 2 Lab Reporting Form (This can be found under course materials or linked to the standard Week Two lab instructions)

. Make sure to

complete all of the following items before submission:
a. Read through the introductory material and watch ?The scientific method? video
b. Read through the ?Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination? procedure paying special attention to how the experiment is conducted and the accompanying

photographs.
c. Utilizing the description of the Experiment 1 procedure and the photographs provided, complete Table 1 and answer post lab questions 1 through 5 in complete

sentences on the Week 2 Lab Reporting Form.
d. Read through the ?Experiment 2: Water Treatment? procedure paying special attention to how the experiment is conducted and the accompanying photographs.
e. Utilizing the description of the experiment and the pictures provided, answer post lab questions 1 through 4 in complete sentences on the Week 2 Lab Reporting Form.
f. Read through the ?Experiment 3: Drinking Water Quality? procedure paying special attention to how the experiment is conducted and the accompanying photographs.
g. Utilizing the description of the experiment and the pictures provided, complete Tables
2 through 6 and answer post lab questions 1 through 4 in complete sentences on the Week 2 Lab Reporting Form.
Submit the Week 2 Lab Reporting Form via the assignment basket. The document does not need to include a title page or other APA formatting, however, if you utilize any

outside resources in your answers you must reference these sources in proper APA format. Carefully review the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment