The Global Water Experiment, on World Water Day next Tuesday, involves primary and high school students across the nation and throughout the world examining water quality and purification and plotting their results throughout the year on a global map.
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 activity is called Water: A Chemical Solution and will be conducted under a partnership between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Schoolchildren around the world will be involved in measuring the pH of the planet, assessing salty waters, participating in a Solar Still Challenge and studying clean and dirty water.
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The experiment will be launched internationally in Brisbane on Monday morning, with experiments commencing simultaneously across Australia.
