Lesson 3 - Unit 2 - Hydro electricity

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Unit 2 - Rivers

Today's Lesson 

To do

• Homework check: Lesson 2; discussion questions and keywords.
• Advantages and disadvantages.
• Video hydro-electricity.
• Notes on hydro electric dams.
• Homework: make a fact sheet about one of the 3 dams shown in this lesson.

Goals 

By the end of this lesson:

• you have learned about hydro-electricity dams.
• you can think of a minimum of two advantages.
• you can think of minimum of two disadvantages.
• you are able to do research at home using the internet as a source.

Homework check

                                 Lesson 2. Rivers matter

Discussion questions

Let's watch the video

look for:

2 advantages of generating hydro-elecricity

2 disadvantages of generating hydro-electricity

Notes on hydro-electricity

advantages:

• clean energy, no emission (geen uitstoot CO2)
• it is always there, never runs out
• generates electricity

disadvantages:

• disturbing the habitat of plants/animals
• expensive to build

Aswandam, Egypt

Three Gorges Dam, China

Itaipu Dam, Brazil and Paraguay

Homework:

1. Worksheet 'Hydro electricity'

2. Choose one of these three dams: 

• Itaipu Dam, Three Gorges Dam or Aswan Dam

3. Write down the questions and find the answers online:

-> In which country is the dam located?...........

-> In which river is it located?..............

->how much electricity power does it generate?...........

->in what year was the dam built?...................

Homework:

1. Worksheet 'Hydro electricity'

2. Choose one of these three dams:

• Itaipu Dam, Three Gorges Dam or Aswan Dam

3. Write down the questions and find the answers online:

-> In which country is the dam located?...........

-> In which river is it located?..............

->how much electricity power does it generate?...........

->in what year was the dam built?...................

4. add a picture or drawing of a hydro-electric dam

Homework:

1. Worksheet 'Hydro electricity'

2. Choose one of these three dams:

• Itaipu Dam, Three Gorges Dam or Aswan Dam

3. Write down the questions and find the answers online:

-> In which country is the dam located?...........

-> In which river is it located?..............

->how much electricity power does it generate?...........

->in what year was the dam built?...................

4. add a picture or drawing of a hydro-electric dam

5.explain how the generating of hydro-electricity works in 50 words minimum.