So… What IS the WaterSafe Science Fair Project Test Kit (4-Pack)?

The WaterSafe Science Project maximizes a child’s (or tema of children’s) scientific discovery by containing test materials for up to 4 different water samples. Each kit contains 4 test water for Lead, Bacteria, Pesticides, Nitrates, Nitrites, Chlorine, Hardness, and pH levels.

We make reports and displays easy! An interactive CD displays and compares your findings. Simply enter your data and print out your results!

Your next environmental science or ecology project will be a snap. Our clear and scientifically designed experiments will help you make the grade as you discover the world around you.

• Each kit contains everything you need to test water for 8 common contaminants
• Results relate to USEPA standards for each contaminant
• Get clear results for the presence of lead or pesticides
• Learn if your samples contain harmful levels of bacteria, chlorine or nitrates/nitrites
• Get accurate pH and Hardness levels for your water
• Our ready-to-use data sheets help you record your results quickly and efficiently

Did you know that potentially lethal bacteria such as E.coli can be found in some drinking water and that lead, a highly toxic substance, can leach from pipes or fixtures and straight into your faucets? Did you also know that millions of pounds of dangerous pesticides and harmful nitrates are still released into the environment every year?

Clean drinking water is vital to your health. It’s time to take action and get involved! Learn about your environment and have fun doing it. Watersafe® Science Project kits help you design the perfect science experiment right in your own home!

• Compare water from your faucets to that of store-bought bottled water
• Find out if your water filter is actually working
• Test rivers and streams near your home, school or recreation area
• Find out what’s in a rain puddle
• Encourage kids to learn and take part in the world around them by investigating and making discoveries
• Easy-to-read charts explain results clearly
• Watch samples change colors before your eyes

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• Compare water from your faucets to that of store-bought bottled water
• Find out if your water filter is actually working
• Test rivers and streams near your home, school or recreation area
• Find out what’s in a rain puddle
• Encourage kids to learn and take part in the world around them by investigating and making discoveries
• Easy-to-read charts explain results clearly
• Watch samples change colors before your eyes

We recently received an email from a parent whose son and friend want to perform arsenic testing on a number of water samples in their area and chart the results.

My question: My son and a co-student are wanting to do a science fair project on arsenic in the ground water. We wanted to check many samples. However, the cost of the kits are prohibitive. Is there a way that the cost of the kits may be reduced for such an endeavor?? (we wanted to use the 100 sample kit.) We would love to use your product and have it on display for the project. Please let us know if this is a possibility.. thank you so very much.

It pleases us to hear that some youngsters have taken an interest in doing a lot of ground water testing for arsenic using an Arsenic Quick Test Kit… because we know they work very well, do not require special training to use, and use safer reagents compared to other home arsenic test kits currently available on the market.

Having spoken with members of that company’s staff on numerous occasions, we can assure you that other people have successfully used versions of their field-ready arsenic test kit in science fairs in the past and done quite well.

UPDATE (8/14/2013): Previously we reported that we did not carry the Arsenic Quick Test Kit, but that has changed and the price for smaller versions as well as larger version of the product have all gone down since we first posted this article… almost three years ago!

Miniature arsenic test kits for spot testing?

In addition to full-sized arsenic test kits, we also now carry 2-test and 5-test versions of the Arsenic Quick as well as a version designed specifically for testing wood samples for arsenic.

Part Number: 481297-5 <2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24, 30, 40, 45 & >50ppb 5 Tests	Part Number: 481396-5 0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 & >500 ppb 5 Tests
Part Number: 481396-5 0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 & >500 ppb 5 Tests	Part Number: 481396-W Arsenic Test Kit for Wood 5 Tests

If memory serves us right, a student won some sort of National Award using an Arsenic Quick test kit.

Other water test kits for science fair projects?

Not all students have access to well water or surface water… but that does NOT mean they can’t use water testing as the basis of their science project. Why? Because even tap water varies from place to place and in some places its quality may vary on a daily basis.

Test 4 Water Sources Test 10 Water Sources

WaterSafe Science Project test kits allow students of all ages to participate in educational, hands-on activities related to water quality. Avaliable in two sizes, 4-packs and 10-packs, the WaterSafe science project test kits come with all the supplies needed to test for Lead, Bacteria, Pesticides, Nitrates, Chlorine, Hardness and pH. Each kit also comes with step-by-step instructions, an outline for the water testing project, and a convenient data sheet to record the results.

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My son is doing a science project on the water in the creek by our house. He wants to measure the runoff contaminants after a rain storm and then measure again a few weeks later to see the change and what was washed into the creek. What test kits should he buy and where should he get it.

thank you.

WaterSafe manufactures a science project test kit which may prove useful for your son’s project. The WaterSafe Science Project Kit includes tests for Lead, Bacteria, Pesticides, Nitrates, Chlorine, Hardness and pH. It comes with enough testing materials to test a total of four separate bodies of water or the same body of water on four separate occasions.

The kit also comes in a larger size which includes ten sets of tests for the parameters mentioned above. See Science Project Kit 10-Pack for additional details.

Testing for Chemical Pollutants and Contaminants

As a general rule, you will not find a test kit that can test for chemical pollutants because testing for such items typically requires the use of advanced laboratory techniques and/or equipment.

This does not mean, however, that you cannot test for other, more natural forms of pollution. The USEPA forbids the dumping excessive amounts of iron, copper, chromium, arsenic, mercury, cyanide, etc. into the environment… and at-home test kits DO exist for those compounds.

Chromium in Water Test Kit

Cyanide in Water Test Kit

Total Iron in Water Test Kit

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While most adults understand the value and importance of clean drinking water, many children take it for granted and believe that clean, pure drinking water will come from the tap and/or from bottles today, tomorrow and always.

In their world, the words ‘pollution’ and ‘contamination’ happen in other places and not in THEIR own neighborhoods or in the sources of their drinking water. The naive nature of children makes them precious at times, yes, but we, as responsible adults, have a duty to teach them about the importance of making sure their drinking water IS safe today and will be safe tomorrow.

Since no one really wants to try and explain the concept of titrations and so forth to young kids, companies such as WaterSafe and Industrial Test Systems, Inc. have developed simple, easy-to-use drinking water test kits which make teaching children about water quality as easy as dipping a test strip and comparing colors on a chart.

Industrial Test Systems, Inc. has excellent, and quite comprehensive, test strip based drinking water test kits that even a child could use without much effort:

• Water Quality Test Kit — Test for 15 different water quality parameters. Contains (2) two tests for free chlorine, total chlorine, chloride, pH, total alkalinity, total hardness, nitrate, nitrite, iron, sulfate, hydrogen sulfide, and copper. Also contains (1) test for lead, pesticides (atrazine & simazine), and bacteria.
• Well Water Check — 2 test for each: pH, Total Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Iron & Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrogen.

We found two sizes of WaterSafe Science Projects for water quality readily available:

• WaterSafe Science Project — Contains (4) four tests for lead, bacteria, pesticides, nitrates, nitrites, chlorine, hardness and pH.
• WaterSafe Science Project — Contains (10) ten tests for lead, bacteria, pesticides, nitrates, nitrites, chlorine, hardness and pH.

Drinking water testing: A necessary skill for today’s youth!