From waterwheel to turbine (ES) © Siemens Stiftung 2018 CC BY-SA 4.0 international

From waterwheel to turbine (ES)

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Photo collage:
Photos of a waterwheel and three different types of turbines

Available in: English, Spanish (CREA), German
Type of media: Image (177.3 kByte)
Last update: 2018-11-28
License:

This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.

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How to reference this medium
Media package:
Content package for interactive whiteboards (ES): Electricity from renewable energy sources
Description:
Long ago, people used waterwheels to harness the energy of water, for example, to drive a mill wheel. The turbines that are used in hydroelectric plant are a further development of the classic waterwheel to drive generators for electric power generation. These turbines are named after their inventors: Pelton, Kaplan, and Francis.
Related media:
The physics of water turbines (Interactive)
Learning resource type:
Illustration
Subjects:
Personal, social and health education (PSHE); Physics; Technology
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4
School types:
Elementary school
Keywords:
Ecology; Energy; Environmental change; Environmental protection; Hydroelectric plant; Power generation; Renewable energy; Turbine; Electric power generation; Whiteboard-compatible
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2018
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