In recent weeke we have been studing different ways to separate mixtures using characteristic properties of matter. This is something that is done every day at sewage treatment plants. Although this is not a very appetizing subject area…. we are glad that someone has figured it out so that we are all protected from the potential dangers of untreated (un separated) sewage. Below are link to some articles on the subject. We will be using these in an upcoming class common core activity.
Sewage Treatment article on separation techniques