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 still love watching the volcanoes that spew foamy liquids as a result of an acid-base reaction (we assume), but hey… this world does not exist to please us, and neither do Science Fairs — thankfully! 😉

So, without further ado, we will now reveal a few of the off-the-cuff science fair project ideas involving water testing that we tossed out to folks over the years. Please hold you laughter until the end.

• Can you ‘safely’ drink collected rainwater? — After a lengthy disclaimer (no taste testing!) we proposed the idea of testing rainwater collected in the same, controlled manner at various points during the year to see what sort of bacteria levels each downpour contained. We hypothesized that in warmer months one would find more bacteria in the air, and therefore possibly also in the rainwater…
   
• Do plants impart pH? — Admittedly, this idea came to us after a long evening of pizza, hot wings, and beers… but nevertheless, we realized (probably because none of us possessed or now possess a degree in botany or a related field of study) that none of us really knew if the pH of water droplets sitting on the leaves, stems and stalks of trees, plants, bushes, shrubs, etc. after a rain shower would be different depending upon the plant they landed on…
   
• pH of ashes? — Those who know us know far too well that we love getting a group together for a good fire in the evening. It just so happened that one night the topic of ‘what wood is the best wood to burn?’ came up and that naturally resulted in the question of ‘what pH would the ashes of each wood have?’.

  How would one test that? We hypothesized that measuring the pH of ashes (separately dissolved in distilled water) obtained from the controlled burnings of very small pieces of different types of wood may give the answer. Adult supervision and planning definitely required!!!
   

• Pool temperature vs. outdoor temperature? — Obviously don’t use a heated pool for this one OR a pool frequented by young children and/or irresponsible adults. If we have to explain that last part, please move on to the next bullet point.

  Track the pool water’s temperature over a period of time and also note the outdoor temperature at the same time. One could also use a lake, pond, or other relatively stable body of water we would guess…
   

• Teach ’em about well water — What better way to get more homeowners to test their well water than to tell them it needs to happen so their child can get an ‘A’ in Science this quarter/semester/year/whatever, right? In this instance the testing serves THREE purposes: 1) Helping to protect the health of the child; 2) Helping to protect the health of the rest of the household; 3) Helping to earn the child a good grade so he or she can get into college, get a great job, and figure out how to solve the world’s (impending) Clean Drinking Water Crisis…

We have served up many, many more interesting ideas over the years but for now we will stop the list… so we can restart it at a later time when we don’t feel like writing about anything too serious. 🙂

Need a Science Fair Project right now?

OK, so we bored you with our strange water test project ideas and now you still need a water testing project for immediate use… because your children, like all of our own, failed to tell us about the upcoming Science Fair until one week (or less!) before the upcoming Science Fair.

For times like these we suggest looking at either the WaterWorks Science Project Kit (4-Pack) or the WaterWorks Science Project Kit (10-Pack).

Both will allow for the testing of multiple water sources for all the same parameters… which then creates an opportunity to 1) Compare results of the tests; 2) Contrast results of the tests; and most importantly 3) Speculate on the reasoning behind any differences or similarities uncovered/discovered as a result of the testing.

Good luck, students (and parents!).

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!