Grade 6 Worksheet
Otterkill Creek Trash Boom Capture Design Worksheet
A grade 6 engineering worksheet where students design a floating trash boom for a creek, using percent capture, a unit rate, and a ratio table to meet a litter goal.
Water Engineering & Design · Grade 6
Students take on design and testing challenges drawn from real infrastructure, including filters, towers, dams, and stormwater improvements, with budgets and constraints.
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Grade 6 Lab / experiment
Pellham Flats Well Screen Gravel Pack Design Lab
Students build three model well screens with different gravel pack depths, time how fast each drains, and measure how much sand each lets through before choosing one.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Sedgewater Hatchery Aerator Selection Problems
Ten problems where students size an aerator set for a fictional trout hatchery raceway, then compare two models on purchase price, energy use, and years to pay back.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Sunmeadow Greenhouse Reverse Osmosis Recovery Problems
A grade 6 engineering set where students size a greenhouse reverse osmosis unit using percent recovery, unit rates, and a ratio table of feed water to clean permeate.
Grade 6 Worksheet
Tarrowgate Vessing Creek Manhole Seal Retrofit Worksheet
Eleven items where students measure storm water leaking into a fictional sewer, size a manhole sealing project, and check whether the plant stays within capacity.
Grade 6 Worksheet
Wembrey Ombry Street Leak Sensor Spacing Worksheet
Eleven items where students space leak sensors along an old water main in a fictional town, price the sensor set, and compare what the leaks cost with finding them.
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Wrenfield Lead Service Line Replacement Plan Lesson
A grade 6 engineering lesson where students design a phased plan to replace a town's lead service lines on a deadline and budget, then check it with rate and percent.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Bellcreek Filter Club Budget and Unit-Cost Problems
Eight problems where a fictional engineering club tracks filter-material costs, budget percentages, and bulk pricing using a fixed $6.00 team budget.
Grade 6 Classroom activity
Cobble Hill Trade-off Draft: A Water Main Upgrade Game
A card-drafting game where teams build a 3-card water main upgrade package within a point budget and test it against a town council's three design criteria.
Grade 6 Worksheet
Corrigan Bend Water-Quality Sampling Plan Worksheet
Nine items where students size a river water-quality sampling plan against a coverage rule and a fixed budget, then compare a bulk-price alternative.
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Cutter Hollow Erosion Barrier Design and Sediment Test
Teams model a hillside in a tray, measure sediment reaching a downstream cup, then design and test a barrier that reduces erosion for the fictional town of Cutter Hollow.
Grade 6 Worksheet
Elmridge Water Main Pipe Material Trade-off Worksheet
Ten items comparing three fictional pipe materials by total cost, cost per year of service, and a scored decision matrix for a water main replacement.
Grade 6 Worksheet
Foxglen Road Culvert Capacity and Peak Flow Worksheet
Nine items where students test three fictional replacement culverts against a required peak flow and a project budget, then check a safety margin.
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Millbrook Creek Household Filter Design Challenge
Teams define a clarity target and a 20-credit budget, then design, build, and test a three-layer household water filter for the fictional town of Millbrook Creek.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Pinebrook Garden Club Irrigation Pump Selection Problems
Eight problems where a fictional garden club compares two irrigation pumps' unit rates, solving one-step equations to find pumping time and check a time rule.
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Sable Ridge Water Tower Height and Stability Challenge
Teams design, build, and test a straw-and-tape model water tower across two rounds, meeting a height and load requirement for the fictional town of Sable Ridge.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Thistle Hollow Rain-Barrel Storage Design Math
Eight problems where students size a rectangular rain-storage tank for a fictional greenhouse roof, using the runoff formula, fractional volume, and percent capture.
Grade 6 Project
Greywater Biofilter Design for the Fernwood Community Garden
A grade 6 engineering project where teams design a small layered biofilter to clean handwashing greywater for garden irrigation, within a fixed budget and footprint.