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 periodAuthor
Carol
Warren
Standards
14: How human actions modify the physical environment16: 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
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