Overview: In this lesson students will engage in learning about the history of dams in BC, how dams are constructed, operated and maintained, as well as the economic costs and benefits to hydropower.
Lesson: Mechanics and economics of dams
Module 3 Lesson 1: Mechanics and economics of dams
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