Description
Product ID: | 9781032618074 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | STEM Road Map Curriculum Series |
Title: | Hydropower Efficiency, Grade 4 |
Subtitle: | STEM Road Map for Elementary School |
Authors: | Author: Carla C. Johnson, Janet B. Walton, Erin Peters-Burton |
Page Count: | 236 |
Subjects: | Educational strategies and policy, Educational strategies & policy, Primary and middle schools, Teacher training, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, Educational material, Primary & middle schools, Teacher training, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational material |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This interdisciplinary, four-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students create a highly efficient dam that has a minimal impact on the environment. What if you could challenge your fourth graders to create a minimally invasive, highly efficient dam? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Hydropower Efficiency outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. Like the other volumes in the series, this book is designed to meet the growing need to infuse real-world learning into K–12 classrooms. This interdisciplinary, four-lesson module uses project- and problem-based learning to help students create a highly efficient dam that has a minimal impact on the environment. Students will explore the use of natural resources to provide energy needs, specifically hydropower, while exploring the workings of watermills, wind turbines, and generators to help build an understanding of the effects of dams. In creating their dam, they will learn about the various types of alternative hydropower sources, including wave and tidal power, and track the progress of electrification in the U.S. on a timeline; alongside researching the positive and negative consequences of hydropower. To support this goal, students will do the following:
The STEM Road Map Curriculum Series is anchored in the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. In-depth and flexible, Hydropower Efficiency can be used as a whole unit or in part to meet the needs of districts, schools, and teachers who are charting a course toward an integrated STEM approach. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2024-04-22 |