Activity 5: History of Hydropower Objective Students will be able to identify important events and contributions to the use of hydropower over time.
Time One class period
Materials History of Hydropower worksheets (Student Guide page 45)
Procedure 1. Have the students read Water as an Energy Source—Hydropower (page 13) and History of Hydropower Timeline (page 26) in the Student Guide. 2. Have the students complete the History of Hydropower activity. 3. Facilitate a class discussion of the milestones the students consider the most important and why. 4. Have the students add to their KWL Organizer for Water.
Language Arts Extension Depending on your students’ writing abilities, have students turn the History of Hydropower activity into a five-paragraph essay, using the steps of the writing process. You may find this to be a good cross-curricular piece to incorporate in English classes.
Activity 6: Dams and Their Uses Objective Students will be able to list the uses for a dam.
Time One class period
Materials Dams and Their Uses worksheet (Student Guide page 46)
Procedure 1. Have the students read the sections on dams (pages 13–18) in the Student Guide. 2. Have the students complete the Dams and Their Uses activity. 3. Facilitate a class discussion of the different uses of dams, including flood control, irrigation, management of water supply for downstream areas, and electricity generation. 4. Have the students add to their KWL Organizer for Water.
Extension Students can use page 46 of the Student Guide as an information organizer or outline, and can create a multimedia presentation on hydropower as an independent research project.
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Energy of Moving Water Teacher Guide