http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_dams/cub_dams_lesson04.xmllessontext/xmlIntegrated Teaching and Learning Program, damelectricityelectricity generationenergyhydroelectricityhydropowerpowerturbinewaterwaterwheelwater supplyelectricity generationengineershydropowerkinetic energymechanical energypotential energyturbine

Hydropower generation is introduced to students as a common purpose and benefit of constructing dams. Through an introduction to kinetic and potential energy, students come to understand how a dam creates electricity. They also learn the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy.

Civil, environmental, mechanical and electrical engineers all cooperate to design dams. They consider an array of variables that range from environmental impact to maximum amount of energy generation. After considering the complex interaction of these variables, they optimize their design for the greatest societal benefit. Describe how a dam produces electricity.Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable energy.15TeachEngineering.orgSara BornKristin FieldMichael BendewaldDenise W. Carlsonhttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/lessons/cub_dams/cub_dams_lesson04_video1_cmc.avihttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/dam/index.htmlhttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/hydro_plant_types.htmlS11417D6International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyC. Energy comes in different forms. 35S11424F6ColoradoScienced. Use multiple resources - including print, electronic, and human - to locate information about different sources of renewable and nonrenewable energy44S1142567ColoradoSciencec. Compare and contrast different habitat types 44United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-08-205Teacher