What strategies can be used to sustain our water supply? The Three Gorges Dam
By the end of the lesson: All pupils will understand the cost and benefits of a the three Gorges Dam All pupils will understand how small-scale intermediate technology works and evaluate how sustainable it is in a LEDC.
The Chinese government regards the project as a historic engineering, social and economic success. What do you think?
Watch the two videos http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/discovery-atlas- china-revealed-three-gorges-dam.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2JMVxnMqxU http://www.5min.com/Video/Impact-of-Building-the- Three-Gorges-Dam-in-China-502319360 What are your opinions of it so far?
Read page What are the advantages and disadvantages of the dam? Read page 68 – 69 Read the sheets of information provided. Can you add anymore positives or negatives to the blanks?
In your books: Complete a table of advantages and disadvantages to the ‘Three Gorges Dam’ Select what you believe are the four most negative aspects of the Dam and the 4 most positive.
Review How sustainable do you think a Dam is socially, environmentally and economically?
Possible articles to look at! http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2 012-01/09/content_14406115.htm http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/201 2-01/06/content_14396743.htm http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2 011-10/31/content_14008428.htm
http://www. ibiblio. org/chinesehistory/cont ents/07spe/specrep01 http://www.ibiblio.org/chinesehistory/cont ents/07spe/specrep01.html#Ship%20lock %20of%20the%20Three%20Gorges%20Pr oject%20works%20well http://www.pbs.org/itvs/greatwall/story.ht ml