dams

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K-12

Subjects
World history, Engineering, Architecture, General

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• Educators

In this Xpeditions student activity, students design a theme park devoted to great feats of architecture and engineering. Famous monuments they study in preparation for designing their parks include Stonehenge, the Panama Canal, the Pyramids of Giza, and more.

Best For
4-12

Subjects
Science, Educational Technology

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• Educators
• Families
• Students

PDF. Suggested list of films about freshwater.

Best For
6-8

Subjects
Biology, Ecology, General

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• Educators

In this Xpeditions lesson, students will learn about river ecology and addresses the societal and environmental impacts associated with dams and their construction. By understanding dams and their effects on the environment, students will propose the construction or abolition of a dam in their hometown or other geographic area.

Best For
9-12

Subjects
Earth science, Oceanography, General

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• Educators

In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about the ways in which humans modify the natural environment. They examine the Kissimmee River channeling project of the 1960s and both the intended and the unintended effects of that effort.

Best For
9-12

Subjects
Informal Education

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• Educators

PDF. Quiz questions about cultural and environmental aspects of freshwater around the world.

Best For
9-12

Subjects
Geology, Earth science, General

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• Educators

This lesson, from Xpeditions, asks students to examine the current water situation in the Nile River region, focusing on the Blue Nile and the Egyptian Nile, and to investigate ways in which the damming of the Nile has changed this river significantly from the way it was in ancient times. Students create educational brochures for tourists to Egypt, explaining the relationship between the Blue Nile and the Nile and the potential water crisis facing Egypt.