Battersea Power Station

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/battersea-power-station

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Battersea Power Station?Nine Elms, Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth, England
2. How big is Battersea Power Station?The overall development site encompasses 42 acres (17 hectares)
3. What is the architects?J. Theo Halliday and Giles Gilbert Scott
4. What is the builder?London Power Company (LPC)
5. How did Battersea Power Station make electricity?It burned coal to create steam, which turned big turbines that produced electricity.
6. Why does Battersea Power Station look like a castle?Its designers used many bricks and four tall chimneys to make it look pretty, like a castle.

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