Curated OER
Take Me to the River
Students learn about a different way of life. In this river and dams lesson plan, students discuss the Hoover Dam. Students then view pictures of the Hoover Dam, discuss the impact of dams, and compare life before and after building a...
Curated OER
Generators: Three Mile Island vs. Hoover Dam
Students are given a history of electricity and its development into the modern age lifeline upon which we so depend. The methods of power generation are introduced, and further discussion of each technology's pros and cons follows. ...
US National Archives
Our Documents: Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)
Informative site that tells about the act that authorized the building of the Hoover Dam. Read the complete text of the Boulder Canyon Project here.
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...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dame was viewed as an engineering feat, in the 1930s. This documentary examines the construction and engineering problems that occurred and the questions that arose about the economic and environmental impact this project...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Power Your House With Water
Students learn how engineers design devices that use water to generate electricity by building model water turbines and measuring the resulting current produced in a motor. Students work through the engineering design process to build...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Wilderness and American Identity: Challenge of the Arid West
This site from the National Humanities Center provides the story of the struggle to inhabit the West in spite of the dry climate. With questions for student discussion, online resources, scholars debate and bibliography.
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of Nevada
Click on Nevada and take a virtual tour of Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. Visit places of interest such as the Hoover Dam, Diamond Peak and views of Lake Tahoe.
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of Nevada
Click on Nevada and take a virtual tour of Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas. Visit places of interest such as the Hoover Dam, Diamond Peak and views of Lake Tahoe.
Other
Bureau of Reclamation: Hoover Dam
A wonderful, informative site on the Hoover Dam. Find out how the largest dam of its time came to be in this fascinating story.
Other
Bureau of Reclamation: Hoover Dam Photograph Gallery
This site is a collection of photographs of the Hoover Dam, both recent and historic. Visitors can browse modern views of the dam, views of the dam's generators and similar equipment, views of the dam during its construction period, or...
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.
A&E Television
History.com: 10 World Engineering Marvels
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Construction of the Dam
An enlargeable image of "Construction of the Dam" by WPA artist William Gropper may be viewed here.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nevada History
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has over 40 pages of Nevada History: Events, famous/influential people, geography, economy, etc. All web sites used for information are cited. This lesson is geared towards grades 3 - 5...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nevada History Quiz
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a follow up quiz to the Nevada History Flipchart. It is geared towards intermediate grades (3-5) and quizzes students on their comprehension of basic Nevada History. There are also some...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Hoover Dam
Article provides statistics and facts about the Hoover Dam, the powerplant, and Lake Mead.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Hoover Dam
Historic dam, power plant and water-storage facility.
Curated OER
Photo Ariel View of Hoover Dam.
This site is a collection of photographs of the Hoover Dam, both recent and historic. Visitors can browse modern views of the dam, views of the dam's generators and similar equipment, views of the dam during its construction period, or...
Curated OER
Photograph of Hoover Dam
A wonderful, informative site on the Hoover Dam. Find out how the largest dam of its time came to be in this fascinating story.