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In this area you will find links to teaching resources that can be downloaded for use in lessons. Choose from the KS3/4 Geography Teaching Resource, a suite of five geography lessons for 11-14 and 14-16 year olds or some other resources such as the ICOLD publication on Dams & the Worlds Water, a MS PowerPoint presentation with many facts and figures to enable teachers to plan a lesson, a fact sheet handout for children and a Trump card game of European Dams that you can order for free.

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KS3/4 Geography Teaching Resource

Other Resources

Dams and the worlds water Dams factsheet
In this area you will find a suite of five, free downloadable geography lessons for 11–14 and 14–16 year-olds, exploring the planning and construction of a new dam and reservoir in a simulated location. In this area you will find links to teaching resources that can be downloaded for use in lessons. Choose from the the ICOLD publication on Dams & the Worlds Water, a MS PowerPoint presentation with many facts and figures to enable teachers to plan a lesson, a fact sheet handout for children or even order a free Trump card game of European Dams.

 


Overview of Dams


For further information about dams
please see our About Dams page
these pages give a thorough introductions to dams, their use, design and construction and issues associated with dams. Suitable for GCSE, A Level students as well as undergraduates seeking an introduction to dams.