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Water Resources: Why Do We Build Dams?
Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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Author | Born, Sara Field, Kristin Lander, Denali Bendewald, Michael Cooper, Lauren Dittrich, Timothy M. Carlson, Denise W. |
Copyright Year | 2008 |
Description | Students are introduced to the concept of a dam and its potential benefits, which include water supply, electricity generation, flood control, recreation and irrigation. This lesson begins an ongoing classroom scenario in which student engineering teams working for the Splash Engineering firm design dams for a fictitious client, Thirsty County. |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Science and Technology Irrigation Ecosystem Hydroelectricity Hydroelectric Power Water Supply Reservoir Hydroelectric |
Content Type | Text |
Time Required | PT15M |
Education Level | Class IV Class V Class VI |
Resource Type | Notes |
Subject | Structure of the Earth Technical |