Field Trip to Waste Water Treatment Facility

 Last Tuesday, Grade 1s went to visit a Waste water treatment facility located in Higashinada-ku just across Rokko Island.

This is the first time that we visited this facility. The students shared their questions and wonderings about the place we visited. Some of the questions they came up with are:

            * How do they change the colour of the water to make it look clear again?

            * How do they remove harmful bacteria in the dirty water?

            * Does the facility collect waste water all over Kobe? If not, which areas does it serve?

            * Can we drink the water that they treat after the process?

The trip started with an introduction from the staff of the facility. She mentioned what the facility is for and how it works. She showed a kid-friendly video to support what she just explained. She also introduced the safety protocols to be followed while on tour at the facility.

Then the tour around the facility followed. It was a new experience for everyone.

After the tour, we went back to school where in groups, we recalled the visit and show in diagram form or flowchart form, how the waste water is treated before it get released to the sea.