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r.'Z"r.1 ~ Teacher’s Guide to US Army Corps of Engineers® Bonneville Dam Portland District Teacher’s Guide To Bonneville Dam Packet #2 Initial Concepts and Pre-Draft: Patrick Barry Becky Bernson Deanne Converse Katie Kinney Kathy Peck Jim Runkles Dan Troglin Bill Wiley 1984 Summer Visitor Center Staff. Thanks to: George Wilson, Stevenson High School Bev McKinnon, Carson Elementary Final Edition Writers and Editors: Anna Bates and Shelley Gimbal Final Edition Review Team: Patrick Barry Jim Runkles 1988 Summer Visitor Center Staff i Table of Contents Page Goals of the Teacher’s Guide To Bonneville Dam ................................................................................................. v Objectives of the Teacher’s Guide To Bonneville Dam.......................................................................................... v Introduction To Teachers Guide: How this Guide is organized ................................................................................................................................1 Planning a visit to Bonneville Dam. .....................................................................................................................1 Facilities at Bonneville Dam................................................................................................................................ 2 Project Map......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Teacher’s Checklist ...............................................................................................................................................7 We Need Your Suggestions ...................................................................................................................................9 Comments and Suggestions Mailer ......................................................................................................................9 General Adaptable Activities...............................................................................................................................11 About The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................17 Before Your Visit ................................................................................................................................................19 The Water Cycle Game ................................................................................................................................21 The Water Cycle Game Board .....................................................................................See appendix 11” x 17” Mission: Decode ..........................................................................................................................................25 During Your Visit...............................................................................................................................................29 Ask the Visitor Center Employees ................................................................................................................29 The Bradford Island Visitor Center ..............................................................................................................29 Films at the Bradford Island Visitor Center..................................................................................................29 The Visitor Orientation Building .................................................................................................................29 After Your Visit ..................................................................................................................................................31 Name the Missions of the Corps. .................................................................................................................33 Who Am I? ..................................................................................................................................................37 Visit Other Projects Hydropower Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................43 Before Your Visit ................................................................................................................................................47 Label the Powerhouse...................................................................................................................................49 What is a Watt?............................................................................................................................................53 You and Your Electric Bill.............................................................................................................................57 Energy Eaters ...............................................................................................................................................61 Energy Riddles.............................................................................................................................................65 During Your Visit...............................................................................................................................................69 I am a copper atom ......................................................................................................................................71 Electricity: From the Powerhouse to your house (First Powerhouse Version, Oregon Shore).........................73 Electricity: From the Powerhouse to your house (Second Powerhouse Version, Washington Shore)..............75 Powerhouse Turbine and Generator Poster ...................................................................See appendix 11” x 17” ii iii Page After Your Visit ..................................................................................................................................................77 Fill in the Energy Blanks ..............................................................................................................................79 The Water Cycle and Energy Relay Race......................................................................................................83 Water Cycle Gameboard .............................................................................................See appendix 11” x 17” Navigation Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................87 Before Your Visit ................................................................................................................................................89 The River Navigation Game.........................................................................................................................91 River Navigation Gameboard.......................................................................................See appendix 11” x 17” Columbia River Navigation .........................................................................................................................93 During Your Visit...............................................................................................................................................97 Look at a Lock .............................................................................................................................................99 Scavenger Hunt..........................................................................................................................................101 After Your Visit ................................................................................................................................................103 Lock Operator ...........................................................................................................................................105 Word Association .......................................................................................................................................109 Did You Know?..........................................................................................................................................113 Natural Resource Management Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................119 Before Your Visit ..............................................................................................................................................123 Salmon Life Cycle Poster........................................................................................... See Attachment 11”x17” Fish Migration Game.................................................................................................................................125 The Anadromous Fish Game......................................................................................................................127 The Anadromous Fish Gameboard ..............................................................................See appendix 11” x 17” Natural Resource Identification..................................................................................................................129 During Your