HeyKids!

Thesepageshavelotsof

puzzles,mazes,and

activitiesjustforyou!

Youcanprintasmany

pagesasyouwant.

Thefirstpagetellsyou

aboutTVAandhasagreat

picturetocolor.

Let’sgetstarted!
1

What is TVA?

You may have heard or read something about the Tennessee Valley Authority (also known by the letters

“TVA”), but maybe you are not sure what it has to do with you or your life. Have you ever wondered what

TVA does? The answer is, many different things. 

TVA is the largest power company owned by the United States government. Through its many plants that

make electricity, it brings power to more than eight million people in the southeastern United States.

Besides making power for many Americans, TVA also takes care of the Tennessee River, which is the fifthlargest river in the U.S. It flows for 652 miles through Tennessee, Alabama, and then Kentucky, where it joins

the Ohio River. All along the Tennessee River, TVA workers help to prevent dangerous flooding, make it possible for boats to travel safely, and keep the water clean. 

In the 41,000-square-mile area drained by the Tennessee River, TVA also has some of the country’s best

parks for camping, boating, and fishing. Although TVA used to get money from the U.S. government, today it

runs all of its programs and pays its 13,000 workers with the money it earns by making and selling electricity. 

So, the next time you turn on a computer in your home, drink a glass of water from the school water fountain, or go fishing on a TVA reservoir, you will know what part TVA plays in helping everybody in the Valley

lead a better life. 

TVA

DAM

TVA

DAM
2

Electricity

Start Here

TVA makes electricity at its power plants and then sends the electricity out over

wires that hang from tall poles. Those wires carry the electricity to stores,

schools, and homes.

Help the electricity get to your house.
Power safety

Electricity, when handled improperly, can be very dangerous—even deadly. Both lightning and electricity from

power plants demand great respect from kids and adults in order to prevent accidents.

TVA wants to help you learn how to stay safe when it comes to electric power. Here are some important tips

for preventing injuries from electricity.

Indoors

• Never turn on a light switch or electrical appliance while you are wet or while

you are in the bathtub.

• Never put any object other than a plug designed for that purpose into an 

electrical outlet. If you have questions about whether a plug is safe to use, 

ask your parent or a teacher.

• Never touch electrical outlets with your fingers or with objects.

Outdoors

• Never climb utility poles, transmission towers, or fences around electrical plants or substations (which

house equipment that reduces high voltage electricity so it can be used by consumers). If you see other

people doing these things, tell an adult you trust right away.

• If you enjoy climbing trees, avoid trees that are near electrical power lines.

• Come inside during a thunderstorm (or even occasional flashes of lightning with no rain). Many people

around the world are struck by lightning each year. Nearly all are badly injured and some are killed.

• Never swim during storms. As soon as you hear thunder or see lightning, get out of the water.

Unscramble words for an important safety message . . . 

YTAS

FEAS

OLFLOW

ETRCLAELI

FEYTSA

SRUEL!

=

=

=

=

=

=

3

ELECTRICAL FOLLOW RULES STAY

SAFETY SAFE
4

Circle the items 

that use electricity
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

6 15 19 19 9 12

14 21 3 12 5 1 18

8 25 4 18 15 5 12 5 3 20 18 9 3

16 12 1 14 20 19

16 12 1 14 20 19

16 12 1 14 20 19

3 15 13 2 21 19 20 9 15 14 20 21 18 2 9 14 5 19

5

How TVA makes 

electricity

What is electricity, and where does TVA get it?

TVA produces electricity for people in the 80,000-square-mile Tennessee Valley

region. From the refrigerator that keeps your milk cold, to the computer your mom

uses at her job, to the power to keep the factories working each day, TVA power

keeps the Valley running.

You may be wondering how TVA produces so much electricity. There are four main ways:

Match each number to the corresponding letter.

Clue: TVA burns fossil fuel (fuel formed over time in the earth from plants that died long ago) in these plants to make electricity.

Coal is the fossil fuel TVA uses most.

Clue: In these plants TVA uses heat given off when uranium atoms are split to make electricity.

Clue: These plants use river water to turn generators and make electricity.

Clue: These plants use gases given off when oil or natural gas is burned to turn turbines that run electric generators. 
6

Keep water clean

3 2

1

9

7 8 6

5

4

Although many places suffer from dirty rivers and lakes, the good news is that there is

a lot you and your family can do to help keep water clean.

Want to conserve and protect the water in your community? Try some of these ideas.

1) Never pour chemicals down sinks or toilets

2) Use safe products whenever you can. 

3) Recycle and dispose of all trash properly.

4) Don’t waste water.

Connect the dots to find out what benefits from us keeping the

water clean.
7

Where TVA 

provides electricity

Atlanta

Macon

Montgomery Jackson

Birmingham

Chattanooga

Nashville

Paducah

Muscle Huntsville Shoals

Knoxville

Asheville

Memphis

Hopkinsville

Tupelo

MS AL

GA

NC

KY

TN

VA

TVA provides electricity to parts of seven states. Unscramble

the names of the seven states below:

BAALMAA

NESTEENSE

REGIOGA

SMSIPPSIISI

TKUECNYK

RHONT NORLACIA

GVRIAINI

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

KENTUCKY TENNESSEE VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA

MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA

Now draw a line from the state to its place on the map.
8

Recreation

hiking

camping

fishing

swimming

Match the picture of recreation activities to the words and color the pictures.

white water

rafting
Help the Smith family 

find their way 

to the boat 

dock

9

Millions of people enjoy recreational activities on TVA lakes (also called reservoirs) each year. The 

reservoirs and the 290,000 acres of land surrounding them offer lots of chances for fun-filled activities,

including water skiing, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, fishing, swimming, hiking, nature photography,

picnicking, birdwatching, and camping.
10

Environment

Can you find all of the environment-related words listed below? They are

hidden in this puzzle.

E D S W O A S I V Q 

H H S Z M H D G A P 

H J M Y O C R Y V B 

K B X X O L I M L R 

F I S H I C B Y M H 

M H E B R J Y U M Z 

A I R H Q Z W U D O 

Y G O Y E X V P B X 

C L D N I W Z B I S 

H Z M B C L A Z P S 

D L E R S X U R Y X 

N U C E N V F I P T 

A I E P E C L E A N 

L R R E V I R E V X 

T C E Z N H J Z X K

AIR

BIRDS

CLEAN

FISH

LAND

RIVER

TREES

WIND
11

Wildlife

B

R

A

U

R

E

F

TVA is in charge of a whopping 293,000 acres of land and 11,000 miles of shoreline.

And it has set aside more than 122,000 acres of that land to preserve a home for

wildlife and to protect and study animals, birds, and fish. 

Use the pictures to fill in the names of these animals.
3 2

1

9

7 8 6

5

4

hiking

camping

fishing

swimming

white water

rafting

Start Here

6 15 19 19 9 12

14 21 3 12 5 1 18

8 25 4 18 15 5 12 5 3 20 18 9 3

16 12 1 14 20 19

16 12 1 14 20 19

16 12 1 14 20 19

3 15 13 2 21 19 20 9 15 14 20 21 18 2 9 14 5 19

12

Answers

Page 3

Unscramble words for a message . . . 

YTAS

FEAS

OLFLOW

ETRCLAELI

FEYTSA

SRUEL!

=

=

=

=

=

=

Page 2

Page 4

STAY

SAFE

FOLLOW

ELECTRICAL

SAFETY

RULES

Page 5 Page 6 Page 7

FOSSIL PLANTS

NUCLEAR PLANTS

HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS

C O MB US T I O N T U R B I N E S

TVA provides electricity to parts of seven states.

Unscramble the names of the seven states below:

BAALMAA

NESTEENSE

REGIOGA

SMSIPPSIISI

TKUECNYK

RHONT NORLACIA

GVRIAINI

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

ALABAMA

TENNESSEE

GEORGIA

MISSISSIPPI

KENTUCKY

NORTH CAROLINA

VIRGINIA

Page 8 Page 9

B

R

A

U

R

E

UTTER LY F

D CK

DE R

E R

F OG

I

S

H

I

R

A

B

B

I

S

Q

I

R

E

L

Page 10

Page 11