THE DAM OF CINGOLI The Castreccioni Dam: generating Energy from Water in the province of Macerata

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata The Castreccioni Dam (MC) Italy Lake of Cingoli: Location Video Video Photo gallery Photo gallery Curiosity Driving question Driving question  EXERCISES EXERCISES  KEYS KEYS  METADATA METADATA  BIBLIOGRAPHY (1) BIBLIOGRAPHY (1) Plant data Plant location Objectives Lake: Size

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata LAKE OF CINGOLI: Location The artificial Lake of Cingoli, named of “Castriccioni”,was created by a dam on the river Musone, in the eighties. It is located in the province of Macerata. The lake is rich of fish, migratory birds and a large variety of plants. Picture n: 1 Lake of CastreccioniPicture n: 2 Musone

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata LAKE: Size The lake has got an area of 240 ha and a depth of 70 m, lies among the hills forming three branches. There are three bridges that cross the lake. The lake is bordered down by a stream coming from a dam 67 meters high and with two conduits. Picture n: 3 Second bridge

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Producing Energy from the Water Supplying Water for irrigation Distributing drinking Water Picture n: 6 lamp Picture n: 5 Spray irrigationPicture n: 4 tap OBJECTIVES

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata PLANT LOCATION Castreccioni ’s hydroelectric power plant was built in It is located downstream of the dam, on the conduit of the release of water runoff to the river Musone. The plant has an power of 160 kW and generates about 700 thousand kWh/year. Picture n: 7 the conduit of the release of water

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata PLANT DATA Name : Castreccioni’ s plant Turbine : N° 1 Francis Media Production: 700,000 kWh / year Hydraulic jump: mt. Hours of work : 8,500 h / year Number of potential "Green" families: 350 Plant performance: 87% Installed power: 160 kW Picture n: 8 hydroelectric power plant

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata DRIVING QUESTION In the province of Macerata, the Castreccioni's plant produces 700 thousand kWh/ year of energy from the water for 350 families and for public lighting in several near countries. The lake changed its microclimate of Cingoli, that caused a gradual negative impact on the area and the increased production of fog in winter and autumn. The Castreccioni dam: generating Energy from water in the province of Macerata.

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata CURIOSITY Water has crossed the dam after the rains of Pictures n: 9 – 10 Dam Castreccioni Watch the video:

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata PHOTO GALLERY

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 11 Lake Castreccioni

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 12 Dam Castreccioni

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 13 Lake Castreccioni

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 14 hydroelectric power plant

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 15 Lake Castreccioni

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 16 Lake of Castreccioni

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata Pictures n: 17 Dam Castreccioni

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata VIDEO    Watch the video:

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata EXERCISES 1.The artificial / natural Lake of Cingoli. 2.It was created by a dam on the river Musone / Potenza. 3.The lake is bordered down stream from a dam 67 meters high. 4.It doesn’ t distribute drinking Water. 5.The plant has an power of …. kW and generates about ….. thousand kWh/year. VF VF

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata KEYS 1.The artificial Lake of Cingoli. 2.It was created by a dam on the river Musone 3.The lake is bordered down stream from a dam 67 meters high. 4.It doesn’ t distribute drinking Water. 5.The plant has an power of 160 kW and generates about 700 thousand kWh/year. V F

“ DAM OF CINGOLI “ Barbara N. 4° B A.S. 2013/2014 IIS “G. Garibaldi” Macerata METADATA GENERALI: Titolo: Dam of Cingoli Autore: Barbara N. Classe: 4 B Anno: Formato: PPT TECNICHE Dimensione: 2.3 MB Punti di forza: easy language Punti di debolezza: mistakes. EDUCATIVE Tipo: Progetto Lingua: Inglese generale / microlingua Tipologia interazione: Espositiva (Selezione topic -lettura-navigazione ipertestuale) Livello di interazione: medio Ricchezza semantica: bassa Destinatari (tipo ed età): Studenti anni Contesto di apprendimento; laboratorio multimediale Grado di difficoltà: basso

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