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Physics of a hydroelectric dam
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Introduce your students to an understanding of how their world is powered, and inspire them to protect it.
Learn about solutions for conserving water and electricity and make a fog net to explore their benefit in drought condit...
Does drought affect B.C.'s electricity in winter? Learn about the connection between water, B.C.’s electricity generatio...
Using critical thinking and group work, students explore historical data on drought in B.C. and its impacts on people an...
Learn about opportunities to close the gender gap in STEM and explore many STEM careers open to all.
Experiment with air and CO₂ to learn about the greenhouse effect .
Learn about the amazing women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and invention, who have blazed trails and...
Using trivia, students explore how energy use changed in the Industrial Revolution and the effects this had on society,...
Discover what life was like in the 1700s, Pre-Industrial Revolution before the widespread use of fossil fuels.
Decide which energy transformations have the greatest environmental impacts on the environment.