BCHydro Power Smart for Schools Program

Water conservation

Think about ways we use water daily, build a rain gauge, find out how much fresh water is on Earth, and make posters to encourage others to conserve.

Grade 2 4 activities 1.6 hours

Energy

The water cycle

Learn how energy from the sun drives the water cycle and how water cycles around the Earth over and over again.

Grade 2 4 activities 1.7 hours

Electricity

Water cycle and hydroelectricity

Watch a video and build a model turbine to learn how electricity in B.C. depends on the water cycle.

Grade 2 2 activities 45 mins

Energy

Electricity generation and energy transformations

Explore the energy transformations that take place in various methods of generating electricity and then assess their impacts.

Grade 10 3 activities 2.2 hours

Energy

Devices that transform energy

Explore devices that transform energy with a video, a show and tell presentation, and a creative hands-on activity that builds a chain reaction machine.

Grade 4 4 activities 2.6 hours

Conservation

Hydroelectricity and nature

Trace the path of electricity from start to finish and commit to one energy-saving action.

Grade 4 2 activities 1 hour

Explore Lessons

Water conservation

The water cycle

Water cycle and hydroelectricity

Electricity generation and energy transformations

Devices that transform energy

Hydroelectricity and nature

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