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Water-power Web Resources Start with these sites to guide your research on Energy Day Help with Question #1 – How does water power work? How hydropower works Tesla’s system of power for Niagara Falls Tennessee Valley authority water power diagram TVA for kids – good information – links back to link above Old Sturbridge Village website – useful for water wheel background (but not electricity) Help with Question #2 – Why is hydropower considered renewable? Mass Technology Collaborative – Hydropower information Recent USA Today article on water power: Overview on hydropower (USGS): Help with Question #3 – where could a hydropower plant be located? And Question #6 (models) Article about hydropower using Great Britain’s old mills (do we have some old mills in Dover?) Noanet woodlands info and map (Dover, MA) Recent article on dam in Newton:
topo map of Dover with junior high school! (now Dover-Sherborn MS) Help with Question #4 – Costs v. Energy Generated and Question #6 -- models Hydropower case study (with some costs!): Micro-hyropower basics (more commercial site); Small-scale hydropower article – from a “green” building group in CO; Project list of new hydro-electric projects under-way in MA Help with Question #5 – Drawbacks or Disadvantages Overview on hydropower (USGS) |
