Lesson plan

Why Were They Built? Dams in Arizona


GeoLiteracy Legacy

Description

An important way in which people have modified natural resources is by building dams. Many dams have been built on Arizona rivers. Students should know why people have built dams and will see that Arizona has a long history of dam building. In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of how people modify a natural resource in their environment by building dams.

Duration

1 class period

Author

Carol
Warren

Standards

14: How human actions modify the physical environment
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

WarrenBuiltT.pdf (80.42 KB)

Student Materials

WarrenBuiltS.pdf (67.9 KB)
AZ-DAMS.pdf (0 bytes)
WarrenBuilt.pptx (1.55 MB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files