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Sixth Grade

Energy In Our World

 Students discover the many sources of energy we use every day. Renewable and nonrenewable resources are defined and conservation techniques are explored. A challenging game of "Energy Jeopardy" summarizes the unit. (60 minutes)

Lesson Plan

Pre/Post Visit & In Classroom Activities (139k pdf)

Did You Know?

Morrow Point Dam

Morrow Point Dam, found within the silent walls of the Black Canyon, was the first thin-arch, double curvature concrete dam built in the United States (completed in 1968).