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Debating the Three Gorges Dam Project:  Power to the People or Environmental Catastrophe? Lesson PlanDebating the Three Gorges Dam Project:  Power to the People or Environmental Catastrophe? Lesson Plan
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Debating the Three Gorges Dam Project: Power to the People or Environmental Catastrophe?

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Learners explore the controversy behind the building of the Three Gorges Dam in China. One group of the class researches the government's stance on building the dam. Another section of the class represents an environmental group who oppose the dam. Using the internet, students research and then debate the Three Gorges Dam project.

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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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