Water Tasting This youth activity is one in a series of four activities that can be used to introduce water quality concepts. It is a good introductory activity and can be adapted for all grades.
People prefer all types of drinking water.
Most people like the taste of hard water because of the minerals in it. Softened water may taste salty depending on how hard the water was before treatment. Often people will be prejudiced about how water tastes based on its color or smell. Mark the small drinking cups with an identifiable color or number and mark one jug with the same color or number. Make up enough of 3-5 different types of water so each student can taste each type.