Resource Reliance 4: "TROUBLED WATER"

Powerpoint and activities investigating how reservoirs help secure water supplies (but also damage the environment)

“Chat/info stations” about the Three Gorges Dam in China:
Location
Water supply
Sediment
Waste
Wildlife
Forced migration

Each info station has Blooms and 9-1 differentiated questions/activities
eg Grades 1-2 (Knowledge): Describe the location of the Three Gorges Dam. Make a list of the ways in which the Three Gorges Dam has harmed Chinese wildlife
Grades 8-9 (Evaluation): Explain the criteria you would use to assess the siting of the Three Gorges HEP project. Justify your choice of ONE animal to protect that is endangered by the Three Gorges Dam