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Hydropower Dams: Learning Through Stakeholder Research

A photo of a green field. From the top center to the bottom left is a a water pipe. At the top of the photo the pipe is connected to a water storage tank. Students kneel on the left side of the pipe.
Learning Goals

Learning Goals:

  1. Deepen understanding around the risks and benefits of developing hydropower resources. Identify the needs and concerns related to different stakeholders in energy production.
  2. Build presentation skills to communicate the needs of different audiences
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Lesson 8 of 8: Time: 3-4 periods of 1 hour

This lesson appears as a part of the following:
– Water Power Implementation Toolkit

Students explore the risks and benefits of hydropower by assuming the role of a stakeholder, conducting research, and presenting to the class their findings. Students learn through taking notes on a T chart and comparing and contrasting arguments for and against building a dam.

 

 

When and Why Do We Build Dams?

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