Free Know-how for Academics: Constructing the Hoover Dam

Blood, Concrete, and Dynamite is a brand new TED-Ed lesson that tells the story of the constructing of the Hoover Dam. The lesson explains why the dam was constructed, the short-term financial influence of its building (21,000 individuals employed by the venture), the engineering of the dam, the environmental influence, and the human toll of its building. Whereas it touches on all of these matters, the emphasis of the lesson is on how many individuals benefitted from its building and the individuals who died throughout its building. You possibly can watch the lesson right here and discover the accompanying lesson questions right here. 

Regardless of already understanding the historical past of the development of the dam, I nonetheless discovered the video entertaining and informative. Total, it is a good abstract of the dam’s building. You would want to look elsewhere to essentially dive into the engineering of the dam or the environmental influence of the dam. 

After all, I am unable to consider the Hoover Dam with out additionally considering of the well-known dam tour scene in Nationwide Lampoon’s Vegas Trip and The Highwaymen performing The Highwayman.