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Three Gorges Dam: Will China Sink or Swim? Lesson PlanThree Gorges Dam: Will China Sink or Swim? Lesson Plan
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Three Gorges Dam: Will China Sink or Swim?

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Seventh graders study the Three Gorges Dam, which is the largest dam built in the world. They examine how the dam impacts China as it prepares for the 21st century.

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7th
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Social Studies & History
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