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Unit The water cycle support image
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
Unit Water cycle and hydroelectricity support image
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
Unit Electricity generation and energy transformations support image
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
Unit Devices that transform energy support image
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
Unit Hydroelectricity and nature support image
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
Unit Energy transformations support image
Energy

Energy transformations

Transform the way we think about energy with marbles, basketballs, outside adventures and a fun guessing game.

Grade 4 4 activities 1.7 hours

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