My Reading Work For Spurs | Week 6

KWL Chart

In the first column, write what you already know about the Water Power. In the second column, write what you want to know about Water Power. After you have completed your research, write what you learned in the third column. What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned

What I Know	What I Want to Know	What I Learned
Water can change into power Power underneath water Water + power = electricity	How does water power work? How does water make power? Pipeline/Power station. How does this make power? Why was that pipeline shaky? How do they make power for us up here in the north island?	I learnt that pylons can store electricity and pylons can transfer electricity to farther places around the country. I learnt that the shafts connect to the turbines to the generators  by using magnets and coils of wire. I learnt that turbines is a way that power and electricity is made.

Day 2 - Vocab

Find the meanings for the following words.

dam A dam is a type of barrier that prevents the water from going forward.	spillway A spillway will pour out any extra water that is not necessarily needed.	earthquake-proof Earthquake proof means that an object or building is irresistible to earthquakes
barrier A barrier is similar to a dam, Not much can go forward if the barrier is there.	powerhouse The powerhouse holds all the power making stuff. The shafts and the turbines are in there.	electricity Electricity powers all our houses all the time. Electricity gives us access to many things that requires power.
turbines The turbines spin around with the water. They spin 125 times a minute.	generators The generators are also connected to the shafts. They mostly generate the power and electricity.	pylons Pylons are basically power poles but bigger, it holds a lot of power lines together.
shafts Shafts help the turbines work. The shafts are connected to the turbines to make them operate.	waterwheels Waterwheels are a wheel that holds the water from the ground to the air and finally to the ground.

Day 3 - Questions

Research and answer these questions.

1. How is electricity generated? It’s generated from the turbines and shafts. It’s sent out to the pylons
2. What does the author think of the dam? How do you know? On Page 12, the author thinks that the dam is really big!
3. Construct a flow chart to summarise how the power station converts the energy of water into electrical energy. ↓