Dams

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:  There are 4 different types of dams:
 * Research
 * Project Based Bulletin Board
 * Scale Model of the Dam
 * Embankment
 * Buttress
 * Gravity
 * Arch

What are some similarities of these dam types? What are some differences?

<span style="display: block; font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">Check out these websites to find out more about each dam type:
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">[|Dialogue for Kids]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">[|TVA Kids]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">[|Kids Research Express]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: impact,charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">[|PBS Kids]

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Dam Challenge Game: [|Click here to play] <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Hoover Dam: Frank Crowe <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Dam Controversy: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Project Idea: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

Parts of a dam: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">10. Idukki Dam, India

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">9. Guri (Raúl Leoni), Venezuela: 78,000 cubic meters

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">8. Daniel Johnson Dam, Quebec

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">7. Aswan Dam, Egypt <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">media type="custom" key="22398596"

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">6. Tucurui Dam, Brazil: 85,200 cubic meters <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">media type="custom" key="22398714"

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">5. Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, USA media type="custom" key="22398858" <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">4. Warragamba Dam, Australia

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">3. Tarbela, Pakistan: 121,720 cubic meters media type="custom" key="22398804" <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">2. Inguri Dam, Georgia (the country)

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">1. Three Gorges, China: 39,300,000 cubic meters

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