QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS

General Questions

• Which water purifying method do you think is the easiest to use? Why?
• Which method do you think is the most effective in removing dirt and bacteria? Why?
• Which method would you use if you were camping or outdoors? Why?
• Do you think all these methods make water safe to drink? Why or why not?
• Have you ever drunk water that didn’t taste right? What did you do about it?
• What do people in your family or community do to make water safe to drink?
• Have you ever been in a situation where clean drinking water wasn’t available? How did you manage?

1. Purification Tablets

• What do purification tablets do to make water safe to drink?
• Do you think purification tablets are easy to carry when traveling? Why?
• Would you trust purification tablets to remove all harmful substances in water? Why or why not?

2. Cloth Filter

• What kind of dirt or particles do you think a cloth filter can remove?
• Why is it important to use a clean cloth for filtering water?
• Do you think a cloth filter can make water completely safe to drink? Why or why not?

3. Sand and Gravel Filter

• How does a sand and gravel filter clean water?
• What kind of materials would you use to make this filter?
• Do you think this method is better for large or small amounts of water? Why?

4. Charcoal Filter

• Why is charcoal used to filter water? What does it remove?
• Do you think a charcoal filter can remove bad smells from water? Why?
• Where do you think you could find charcoal to make a filter?

5. Boiling

• How does boiling water make it safe to drink?
• Do you think boiling water is a good method when there is limited fuel or firewood? Why or why not?
• How long do you think water needs to be boiled to kill harmful germs?

6. Solar Disinfection

• How does the sun help clean water in solar disinfection?
• Do you think solar disinfection is a good method in cloudy weather? Why or why not?
• What kind of bottle or container would you use for solar disinfection? Why?