Walls+and+Dams

The third installment of the human environment interaction unit will be a unit that examines how humans have modified the planet by constructing dams.

2 week unit incudes: 
 * Research
 * Project Based Bulletin Board
 * Scale Model of the Dam

1. Aswan Dam, Egypt 2. Idukki Dam, India 3. Guri (Raúl Leoni), Venezuela 4. Warragamba, Australia 5. Inguri, Geogria 6. Tucurui Dam, Brazil 7. Tarbela, Pakistan 8. Daniel Johnson, Quebec 9. Three Gorges, China media type="custom" key="22379632" 10. Grand Coulee, Washington USA

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dams

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">There are 4 different types of dams:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Embankment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Buttress
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Gravity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Arch

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Check out these websites to find out more about each dam type:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Dialogue for Kids]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|TVA Kids]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Kids Research Express]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|PBS Kids]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Dam Challenge Game: [|Click here to play]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Hoover Dam: Frank Crowe

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Details]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[[file:lembrich/Hoover Dam Frank Crowe.ppt|Download]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">308 KB

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dam Controversy:

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Details]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[[file:lembrich/Contorversy.ppt|Download]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">3 MB

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Project Idea:

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