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Lesson Plan
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Generators: Three Mile Island vs. Hoover Dam

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners are given a history of electricity and its development into the modern age lifeline upon which we so depend. The methods of power generation are introduced, and further discussion of each technology's pros and cons follows. ...
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Website
US National Archives

Our Documents: Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site that tells about the act that authorized the building of the Hoover Dam. Read the complete text of the Boulder Canyon Project here.
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Graphic
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Photo Ariel View of Hoover Dam.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a collection of photographs of the Hoover Dam, both recent and historic. Visitors can browse modern views of the dam, views of the dam's generators and similar equipment, views of the dam during its construction period, or...