Section outline


  • Success criteria:

    • I can describe the difference between a water dam and a hydro dam
    • I have an understanding that getting electricity to our homes involves 4 key stages
    • I can describe each key stage - generation, transmission, distribution and retail
    • I am learning how different companies play a different role in our getting electricity to our homes

    Activities:

    • Working together as a class to understand the role of hydro dams in powering our homes, schools and businesses with electricity
    • Using the internet to develop research skills and to search for key ideas and images
    • Working with an online document to transfer data onto and snapshots of learning
    • Knowledge quizzes, mindmaps and drawings to reinforce our class learning