The Basics of Energy, Electricity, and Water

A photo of a green field. From the top center to the bottom left is a a water pipe. At the top of the photo the pipe is connected to a water storage tank. Students kneel on the left side of the pipe.
Learning Goals

Learning Goals:

  1. Students will increase understanding of forms of energy, sources of energy, atomic structure, electricity, magnetism, electricity generation, measuring electricity, water, and the water cycle.
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Lesson 2 of 8 / 2 Hours

This lesson appears as a part of the following:
Water Power Implementation Toolkit

This lesson allows student groups to jigsaw background information on energy, electricity, and water. It is adapted from NEED’s “Energy of Moving Water” materials.

 

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