Lesson 8 - Human Harnessed Electricity - Hydroelectric Power

Introduction

Water is plentiful, free, and renewable. Dams have been built for decades to block the flow of water in rivers. We can use that water to produce electricity. We have many hydroelectric dams here in Georgia. Let's learn more about how they work.

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Human Harnessed Electricity - Hydroelectric Power

In your Science Journal:

1. 1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
   2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
   3. Explore the Module 8 - Lesson 8 presentation below. Today, we’ll learn about how humans generate electricity from water stored behind dams.  We’ll be exploring a Google Slides presentation. It is a presentation that will help introduce you to the idea of hydroelectric power.
   4. Write down the important terms and their definitions and important diagrams (yellow boxes) in your Science Journal.

 

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Video

Check out this video that explain dams, how they produce electricity and their effect on ecology.

   

 

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