How does a waterfall become electricity? /
Mike Graf.
- Chicago : Raintree, 2009.
- 32 p. : col. ill ; 28 cm.
- How does it happen? Raintree perspectives .
- How does it happen? Raintree perspectives. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
What makes a waterfall? -- The power of falling water -- Early uses of water power -- The waterwheel -- Building a dam -- It's electric! -- Electricity in our homes -- Who uses water power? -- Famous hydroelectrical plants -- The Hoover dam -- Other types of energy -- The benefits of water power -- Water-power problems.
Wilson's Children, October 2010. Library Media Connection, March 2010. Wilson's Children. Library Media Connection.
Explores how dams help generate water power, early uses of water power, the benefits of water power, and other types of energy.