Hydro Tasmania - Pin the power on the map

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 5 Geography:

• Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary and secondary sources (ACHASSI095)
• Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions (ACHASSI105).

Year 6 Geography:

• Organise and represent data in a range of formats including tables, graphs and large- and small-scale maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions (ACHASSI096)
• Interpret data and information displayed in a range of formats to identify, describe and compare distributions, patterns and trends, and to infer relationships (ACHASSI128).
• Evaluate evidence to draw conclusions(ACHASSI129)

Syllabus Outcomes: GE3-4. 

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee activity.

• Internet access, access to computers/tablets for online research,
• Student Worksheet (one copy per student OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet)
• Map of Hydro Tasmania’s activities

This lesson has been developed in partnership with Hydro Tasmania.

Hydro Tasmania has been at the forefront of clean energy innovation for one hundred years. It is Australia’s largest producer of clean energy – generating hydro and wind power – and the largest water manager. Hydro Tasmania has 55 major dams, operates 30 hydropower stations and has built some of Australia’s largest wind farms.

Hydro Tasmania also sells energy in the National Electricity Market through its retail business Momentum Energy, and sells its expertise internationally through its consulting business Entura.

Visit the Hydro Tasmania website to learn how the business is working towards Australia’s clean energy future.