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Digital History
Digital History: More Like the Tva? [Pdf]
Read the history of the Tennessee River Valley and the tension between private enterprise and government in the development of electricity and, surprisingly, fertilizer. Find out how the Tennessee Valley Authority was developed during...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Rivers & Streams of the World
A great site from The Evergreen Project that provides information about watersheds, how a stream becomes a river, when rivers run into the ocean, longest rivers of the world and much more. There are also other sections of this site that...
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Serc: Modeling the Effects of Dam Removal on the Elwha River
Students are introduced to river systems and how they evolve and interact with the Earth's surface over time. They learn about the social and scientific issues surrounding the removal of the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River and...
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Urban Planning 101: Map Appreciation
In this lesson students will begin by looking at a series of maps and they will brainstorm ways the natural world may interact with humans and vice-versa. Students will then come up with a list of features of a city or town, make...
Read Works
Read Works: Earth Science Floods
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about floods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Engineer a Dam
Students learn about the engineering design process as they design, build, and test a dam structure in a classroom water trough. The objective of the lesson is to learn about the different types of dams and to build one that has the...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Hoover Dam Hydroelectric Plant
Take a virtual field trip with "Energy Ant" as he visits Hoover Dam. Discover when it was made, how big it actually is as well as take a trip to view the giant generators.
PBS
Pbs Kids:activities and Videos: Structures
PBS site provides videos and activities are hands-on challenges that focus on the engineering design process. They use simple materials, allow for multiple solutions, and are ideal for ages 9-12.
Kenyon College
Hypertext Academic Projects: Large Dams in the Western United States
What is good, bad, and next for large dams in the United States? Examine biological and ecological, sociological and cultural, legal and political, and economic effects of building a dam.
Other
Sim Science: Cracking Dams: Beginning Level
Beginning level exercises on the process of dam building. Examines dam building from the human and animal perspectives.
PBS
Pbs Building Big: The Labs
An interactive series of labs describing some basic principles of Physics. The labs demonstrate different basic concepts of physics used in building and creating large structures such as bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
CNN
Cnn: China's Three Gorges Dam
Article describes the raging controversy over the gigantic dam on the "Fabled Yangzi River." Decide for yourself; will this help China enough to warrant the environmental destruction?
California Digital Library
Calisphere: Dams
A broad selection of images featuring dams can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Great Lakes: An Environmental History [Pdf]
The University of Michigan provides a PowerPoint presentation on the environmental history of the Great Lakes. Provides aerial shots of the Great Lakes from a satellite, various geographical maps over the Great Lake Region, and pictures...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Under Pressure
Investigate the effect a dam's shape plays in its ability to withstand a load, the water pressure acting on it. Determine the difference in the compression rate at the top of a dam with that at the bottom.
PBS
Pbs: The Bridge Challenge
This site from PBS is for any user wanting test their engineering skills. Take a trip to Craggy Rock and help their growing community decide on four new bridges.
PBS
Pbs: The Dome Challenge
This site from PBS is a great web site for anyone interested in using some engineering skills. Travel to sizzling hot Char County and help the residents decide on three new domes.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Dams and Dolphins
Explore environmental impact of building of a dam in China's Yangtze River on endangered fresh water dolphins. Observe the presence and effects of osmotic pressure, measure and compare sedimentation in a waterway and build a turbine.
Other
Structurae: Functions & Uses: Fresh Water Dam
Site provides a database of over 90 Fresh Water Dams. Users are provided with an image of each dam as well as additional technical information.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Build a Model Dam
Discover the unique engineering properties of a dam by contructing a model dam using popsicle sticks, pebbles and sand.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Dam Challenge
Explore different types of dams and the forces that act upon them, then choose the design of dam that best fits the needs of a town.