Hydroelectricity in North Cascades National Park Video Guide Worksheet

Keep your students actively engaged while exploring renewable energy with this Hydroelectricity in North Cascades National Park Guided Video Questions worksheet! Designed specifically for middle and high school science classes, this ready-to-print resource guides students through key concepts including how hydroelectric dams convert kinetic energy to electrical energy, the geography of the North Cascades, and the ecological trade-offs of dam construction. Perfect for Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physics, or as an easy no-prep sub plan.

In this activity, we explore hydroelectricity in North Cascades National Park and take a look at the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project. This video is designed as a classroom resource for teachers and students learning about hydropower, renewable energy, dams, and how electricity is generated from the movement of water.

Using the Skagit River hydroelectric system as a real-world example, we explore how water is used to generate electricity and how hydroelectric power connects science, engineering, geography, and the natural environment.

This video can be used to teach about:

• How hydroelectric power works

• How moving water can generate electricity

• Dams and hydroelectric power plants

• Renewable energy

• The Skagit River Hydroelectric Project

• The relationship between energy production and the natural environment

• Real-world applications of science and engineering

This video would work well in an AP Environmental Science class (APES), engineering, physical science or general science class.

To use this product, students will watch this video about Hydroelectricity and North Cascades National Park. Then, students will answer the provided questions which follow along with the video.

There are also several provided discussion questions for the class after the video, if you want to further the discussion.

This product includes:

1. Teacher Directions-including prep info and materials needed  

2. Teacher Procedure

3. Student Worksheet

4. Student Worksheet Answers

5. Teacher Tips

To do this activity, you will need:

• Pencil

• Copy of North Cascades National Park Guided Video Questions (INCLUDED)

• Ability to project a YouTube video to the class

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