Unit 2 — Lessons & Activities PDFs

Download each Unit 2 lesson and its hands-on family activity as a printable, watermarked PDF. Explore water flow, filtration, water distribution, stormwater, and community needs.

Child testing a homemade sloped water channel made from cups and paper, for Follow the Water
Follow the Water
Build and test a pathway that moves water from a starting point to a destination.
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Child pouring muddy water through layers of a homemade filter, for Make It Cleaner
Make It Cleaner
Design a simple water filter, see what it catches, and improve the design.
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Child wearing headphones testing a handmade water delivery channel, for Get the Water There
Get the Water There
Deliver water from one starting point to three different destinations with fewer spills.
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Caregiver wearing a hijab and two children sketching a water engineering design together, for Slow the Storm
Slow the Storm
Build a tiny neighborhood, make it rain, and redesign the landscape to manage runoff.
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Two Black parents and their child working together on a homemade water-channel design, for Water for Everyone
Water for Everyone
Design a water system that responds to different people’s needs across a community.
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Try a new material, change how water flows, or rethink whose needs your design serves. Share what you noticed, tested, and improved in your Engineering Notebook.