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Water Power
19 April 2023
Objectives
Be able to understand how moving water can be used to produce electricity and be able to evaluate its
advantages and disadvantages.HSW: AF2: Make balanced judgments about scientific developments by
evaluating the economic, moral, social or cultural implications. Used before in: Will use again in:
PLTS: Independent enquirers: support conclusions, using reasoned arguments and evidence.
Used before in: Will use again in:
Keywords
Kinetic, turbine, hydroelectric, tidal, wave, habitat, reliability, start-up time, estuary.
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Outcomes
All students should be able to: • Describe how hydro, wave and tidal
power stations produce electricity.Most students should be able to: • Plan and make a hydro electric
generator and evaluate the problems with it.
Some students should be able to: • Evaluate the advantages and
disadvantages of using water power and understand how sources can be biased.
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Starter
• Your teacher will give you some questions
• Watch the video and write down the answers
• You will mark these at the end, (the answers are at the end of the video)
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Practical Time
• Can you make a water turbine similar to ones that are used in hydroelectric power stations.
• You will be given the equipment you need.• It is up to you to draw a design, make it, test
it and then evaluate it. (How could you make it better?)
• Once you have done this use the Milner Text books: page 31 to explain the advantages and disadvantages of Water Power.
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Plenary: Pros and cons of tidal power
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Plenary: Wave power – true or false?
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Plenary: Pros and cons of hydroelectric power
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Plenary: Reporting of hydroelectric power
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Outcomes – What level are you working at?
All students should be able to: • Describe how hydro, wave and tidal
power stations produce electricity.Most students should be able to: • Plan and make a hydro electric
generator and evaluated the problems with it.
Some students should be able to: • Evaluate the advantages and
disadvantages of using water power and understand how sources can be biased.
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