Curated OER
Water Conservation
Students explore the need for water conservation. For this water conservation lesson, students use videos for discussion about water conservation and the benefits and drawbacks of different water management techniques. They explore...
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Infrastructure
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of five data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that look at road networks, reservoirs, and dams in countries around the world, with one set examining China's...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Leaky Clues to Dam Design: How Reservoir Height Affects Hydroel
It's hard to believe that the same water that you use every day to quench your thirst, cook with, bathe in, swim in, and wash your clothes and dishes, is capable of another trick-it can make electricity. Electricity can be generated...
PBS
Pbs: Building Big: Dams
A collection of resources about dams that includes basic facts about dams, challenges faced by dam builders, famous dams from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand different kinds of shapes used to construct dams. Also...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Hydroelectric Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of hydroelectric power and its consequences.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Hydroelectric Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of hydroelectric power and its consequences.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Reservoirs and Production
The students will learn that porosity refers to the percentage of holes (pores) in the rock. Permeability is the ability of fluids to travel through porous rocks. If a well is to be successfully produced, the reservoir must have...