Electricity In Saskatchewan An Educational Resource for Grade 6 Science Section Electricity comes Lesson 1.1 Activity to Saskatchewan Lesson 1.1 Teacher Answer Key 1.0 Lesson Overview and Outcomes Lesson 1.1 Student Worksheet Page 4
Renewable and Non-renewable Resources Section Lesson Overview and Outcomes Saskatchewan is growing and so is our need As much as possible, teachers are forwarded for power. With a population of 1,142,570 to the SaskPower website as that will have Lesson 2.1 Coal Info Sheet Lesson 2.4 Wind Info Sheet 2.0 Lesson 2.1 Activity Lesson 2.4 Activity as of January 1, 2016, and industry and the most current content. Student handouts Page 8 Lesson 2.1 Teacher Answer Key Lesson 2.4 Teacher Answer Key businesses popping up all the time, keeping will be updated annually, but if there is a Lesson 2.1 Student Worksheet Lesson 2.4 Student Worksheet up with the electrical demand is both discrepancy between the printed copy and challenging and providing some unique the website, please defer to the content on Section Lesson 2.2 Natural Gas Info Sheet Lesson 2.5 Solar, Nuclear, Biomass Lesson 2.2 Activity and Geothermal Activity opportunities. saskpower.com. Lesson 2.2 Teacher Answer Key Lesson 2.5.1 Solar Info Sheet Lesson 2.2 Student Work Sheet Lesson 2.5.2 Nuclear Info Sheet This resource provides ways for students to This resource was developed by SaskPower 3.0 Lesson 2.5.3 Biomass Info Sheet inquire and explore a variety of topics when with input from the following educators Page 33 Lesson 2.3 Hydro Info Sheet Lesson 2.5.4 Geothermal Info Sheet it comes to producing power, delivering who provided valuable ideas, feedback and Lesson 2.3 Activity Lesson 2.5 Teacher Answer Key it, conserving it and the ethical, social and expertise. Lesson 2.3 Teacher Answer Key Lesson 2.5 Student Worksheet environmental considerations that go along Powering Lesson 2.3 Student Worksheet Lesson 2.6 Student Worksheet with it. As students learn what goes into Saskatchewan Lesson Overview and Outcomes - All Sources Chart powering a province, it is hoped that they will Thank you to: also begin a journey of discovering the value Lesson 3.1 Power Lines Info Sheet of electricity in their lives and the role they Melissa Sullivan, Lesson 3.1 Power Lines Activity Conserving Electricity can play to use less of it. Section Lesson Plan Developer Elizabeth Stephenson Lesson 3.1 Teacher Answer Key Lesson Overview and Outcomes Lesson 3.1 Student Worksheet This resource was developed to provide Lesson 4.1 Info Sheet Sarah Anderson, Robert Brossart teachers with the most up‑to‑date 4.0 Lesson 4.1 Activity Lesson 3.2 Power Stations Info Sheet Lesson Plan Developer Page 43 information on electricity in Saskatchewan. As Lesson 4.1 Student Worksheet-Conservation Checklist the electrical industry is constantly evolving Maxine Koskie Ryan Lee Carriere Lesson 3.3 Power Sources Map Activity Lesson 4.1 Conserving Electricity - Student Project and regulations and innovations influence Lesson 3.3 Teacher Answer Key new directions, it's important that teachers Lisa Horsman Marguerite Allard Lesson 3.3 Student Worksheet have current information to share with Lesson 3.3 System Map Tina Exner students. Section Careers Lesson Lesson Overview and Outcomes Section 6.0 Lesson 6.1: Activity and Assessment Page 51 To access the most up-to-date 5.0 resource and additional resources visit Page 48 saskpower.com/teacher Reference Materials, Page 53-71 • T Rubric Assessment • Crossword Puzzle and Teacher Answer Key Safety Around Electricity • Expectations Checklist Lesson Overview and Outcomes • Word Search and • How Power gets to Teacher Answer Key Lesson 5.1 Electrical Safety - Info Sheet you handout Lesson 5.1 Activity and Assessment • “I have… Who has…” • Student Activity and Teacher Answer Key Glossary of Terms Electricity comes History to Saskatchewan 1.1
Section 1: Electricity Electricity comes to Saskatchewan Section comes to Saskatchewan 1.0 1.1 Long after investigators in Ancient Greece discovered static electricity in 600 BC by rubbing amber against a fur cloth and seeing the amber attract feathers or pieces of straw, and a little bit after Benjamin Franklin’s discovery of electricity in 1752 when he used a key attached to a kite to attract lightning, and shortly after Thomas Edison’s public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb in 1879 did electricity find its way to Saskatchewan in the early 1900’s. ACTIVITY 4. Instruct the students to work In this section, students will discover how electricity made its way into our homes Students will complete an Instagram together to answer the questions on and neighborhoods and how this advancement was hampered or enhanced by world search (or this same search can be done the worksheet based on what they events. via saskpower.com) to complete their discover from their decade. activity. Working in groups, students will 5. Have groups present their decade have a chance to research, write and summary to the class. present findings in front of the class, all while learning how electricity came to ASSESSMENT: OUTCOME: INDICATOR: Saskatchewan. Expectations Checklist (pg. 54). EL6.1 a) Provide examples of the types of energy Assess personal, societal, economic, and sources used to provide heat and light SUGGESTED TIME environmental impacts of electricity use to homes in the past and describe ways RESOURCES: 30 minutes to an hour. in Saskatchewan and propose actions to in which electricity-based technologies @the_saskpower_story (Instagram) or reduce those impacts. [CP, DM] have changed the way people work, live, http://www.saskpower.com/about- and interact with the environment in APPROACH: us/our-company/our-history Saskatchewan. 1. Log into Instagram Instagram: (@the_saskpower_story), Search saskpower.com for: @the_saskpower_story or saskpower.com • Our History TEACHER BACKGROUND • Grade 6 2. Briefly familiarize the tudentss with It's 1929 and the You will need to understand Instagram. It isn't the layout of the SaskPower timeline necessary to have an account. However, if you pointing out where new decades Saskatchewan Power as the teacher have an account you will receive begin. Commission has updates as they become available. 3. Break students into groups and assign just been formed. them each a decade. (There’s 10 full Their goal? Provide decades represented). electricity to everyone in Saskatchewan.
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Lesson 1.1 The History of Electricity Lesson 1.1 The History of Electricity Teacher Answer Key Student Worksheet
Answer the following questions using the Instagram account TEACHER ANSWER KEY the_saskpower_story. (Note, this key identifies the main points to look for. Some students may say other points that could also be true, so teachers may need to go back into the timeline to verify). 1) Indicate your decade. ______2) Identify one world or local event or milestone in 4) Identify one transmission or power line fact your decade. from your decade. 2) Identify one world or local event or milestone in your decade and what 30’s - Depression s 30’ - 1939: 2,309 km of transmission lines impact it might have had on the power industry.
40’s - World War II 40’s - 1946: 266 km of transmission lines ______1949: 7,390 km of transmission lines 50’s - Colour TV, rock and roll 50’s - 1958: 500 km of high voltage line between ______60’s - Beatles, Vietnam War, first person to step on the Saskatoon and Estevan linking north to south moon, President Kennedy’s assassination 60’s - 90,000 km single line wire. More than enough to 70's - The first Earth Day observed, energy crisis wrap all the way around the earth twice 3) Name one SaskPower generating facility, or building fact, from your decade. 80's - First space shuttle launch, computer use is growing 70's - 1974: 145 km transmission line between Coteau ______Creek and Swift Current (also acceptable is 90's - Hubble space telescope, recession, Gulf War, Corporate acquires the uranium city electrical end of Cold War distribution system) ______00's - Y2K happens uneventfully 80's - SaskPower begins to run electric cables underground 10’s - Saskatchewan population reaches all time high, 4) Identify one transmission or power line fact from your decade. Roughriders win the Grey Cup 90's - 1997: Condie to Queen Elizabeth power line delivering more electricity to Saskatoon and points ______north 3) Name one SaskPower generating facility, or building, 00's - 2006: 76 km transmission line between Island Falls ______from your decade. and Pelican narrows in northern Saskatchewan 30’s - Humboldt Generating Station is opened, Island 10’s - Major storms cause damage to 11 transmission 5) What was the name of the power company in Saskatchewan in your decade? Falls Station is built lines in Saskatchewan 40’s - The Commission purchases power plants from ______Canadian Utilities Limited 5) What was the name of the power company in your 50’s - Boundary Dam and Queen Elizabeth Power decade? Stations 6) Write a paragraph to summarize your decade including info you collected in 1-4 plus 60’s - Three Northern Plants are built, SaskPower Head 30's - Saskatchewan Power Commission one other interesting fact you uncovered about electricity in your decade. Watch for Office opens in Regina, Coteau Creek Station 40's - Saskatchewan Power Commission / grammar and spelling. 70's - Research and Development Centre is formed Saskatchewan Power Corporation (1949) ______80's - Poplar River Power Station is opened, SaskPower 50's - Saskatchewan Power Corporation or SPC purchases Island Falls Power Station, SaskPower 60's - Saskatchewan Power Corporation or SPC ______purchases three Northern Plants, Nipawin Hydro Station opens 70's - Saskatchewan Power Corporation or SPC ______90's - Shand Power Station is opened, SaskPower Shand 80's - SaskPower Greenhouse is opened, Meridian cogeneration ______Power Station 90's - SaskPower 00's - Cypress Wind Facility, Cory Cogeneration Station is 00's - SaskPower ______opened, Centennial Wind Facility, Ermine 10's - SaskPower 10’s - Carbon Capture and Storage Facility ______
6) Look for accuracy, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. ______
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Section 2: Renewable and Lesson 2.1 Coal Non-renewable Resources Section Information Sheet 2.0 All life on earth is sustained by energy from the sun. Plants and animals can store WHAT IS COAL? energy and some of this energy remains with them when they die. It is the remains Coal is a black, rough rock that is dug out of the ground. It is a widely of these ancient animals and plants that make up fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are used resource --almost half of the world’s energy comes from burning non-renewable because they will run out one day. Burning fossil fuels generates coal. Like all fossil fuels, coal is a non-renewable resource but our reserves greenhouse gases and relying on them for energy generation is unsustainable so the in Saskatchewan should last at least the next hundred years. need to find more renewable, sustainable ways of generating energy is important. Renewable or infinite resources are sources of power that quickly replenish HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ENERGY? themselves and can be used again and again. Coal is burned in large power plants to heat water and turn it into steam which In this section, students will discover the differences between renewable and then spins generators to create electricity. In Saskatchewan we have three non-renewable resources to generate electricity and specifically how electricity is coal power generation facilities: the Poplar River Power Station near Coronach, generated in Saskatchewan. and Shand Power Station, and Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING COAL? There are many benefits of using coal for the generation of power. First, there OUTCOME: INDICATOR: is an abundance of coal in the world, particularly in Saskatchewan. Coal is also relatively cheap to mine and use in the production of electricity. Although EL6.1 Assess personal, societal, economic, b) Describe how electrical energy is SaskPower's goal is coal is underground and difficult to haul or move around, the fact that we and environmental impacts of electricity generated from hydroelectric, coal, natural to reduce emissions have so much in Saskatchewan means the coal doesn’t have to travel far. use in Saskatchewan and propose actions gas, nuclear, geothermal, biomass, solar, to redue those impacts. [CP, DM] and wind sources and categorize these by 40% by 2030. resources as renewable or non-renewable. WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING COAL? Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions to Coal is not a renewable resource, which means that someday it will run out and we will learn more about coal not be able to use it as a source of electrical energy. Coal also produces emissions that are harmful to the environment unless ways to lesson those emissions are put into play. TEACHER BACKGROUND All coal-fired WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF COAL? Each power source includes an information Saskatchewan is a world leader in creating and using new carbon capture and storage power stations in sheet, activity, terms for a glossary and (CCS) technology. This means that carbon dioxide emissions from coal generation Saskatchewan that have teacher answer key. After completing each stations is captured and stored underground keeping it out of the atmosphere. source, students can keep track by filling in reached the end of the All Sources chart on pg. 32. their life (about 50 years old) must close or be retrofitted to Carbon Capture and
Take a virtual tour of Boundary Dam Power Station Storage technology. and the Carbon Capture Test Facility Search saskpower.com for: • How Our Power Stations Work Search saskpower.com for: • CCS Tour ?
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Lesson 2.1 Coal 2.1 Lesson 2.1 Coal Activity Teacher Answer Key Coal
(For worksheet on pg. 12)
WEB SEARCH QUESTIONS
1) Name two advantages of using coal to produce electricity in Saskatchewan.
1) Reliable 2) Relatively low cost 3) Abundant in Saskatchewan ACTIVITY: APPROACH: In addition to what is learned in the 1) Make copies and distribute the information sheet (pg. 9), students information sheet to each student. 2) Why would some people think using coal would be a bad idea? will watch a video to complete their Review the content to suit your worksheet on coal. classroom. Burning coal has a high environmental impact
Make sure students watch for 2) Watch the video on how coal fired Coal is the world’s definitions of terms to add to their power stations work and have students 3) What is Saskatchewan doing to help reduce the negative impacts of using coal for electricity? glossary and encourage them to keep take notes on what they learn. most plentiful fossil track of this non-renewable source in fuel. It is a mineral Converting coal power stations to carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to collect greenhouse gases from going 3) Allow students time to web search the All Fuel Sources Chart (pg. 32). formed from the remains into the atmosphere saskpower.com and other sources of plants buried millions SUGGESTED TIME: to complete their glossary, All Fuel Sources Chart (pg. 32), and their of years ago. 30 minutes or one class period or 4) Where are coal plants located? worksheet. work as a jigsaw activity with lessons 2.2-2.5. Southern Saskatchewan - Coronach and Estevan ASSESSMENT: source: http://www.coal.ca/coal-basics/ Expectations Checklist (pg. 54). 5) What is the future of all coal-fired power stations in Canada? RESOURCES: How power is made video: Unless they have CCS technology: https://www.saskpower.com/Our- • Units built before 1975 must close by 2020 Power-Future/Our-Electricity/ • Units built between 1975-1985 must close by 2030 Electrical-System/How-Our-Power- • Units built after 1985 must close after 50 years Stations-Work
DEFINITIONS Search saskpower.com for: See Glossary (pg.56) • How Our Power Stations Work » Coal
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Lesson 2.1 Coal Lesson 2.2 Natural Gas Student Worksheet Information Sheet
Search for the answers to the following questions at saskpower.com WHAT IS NATURAL GAS? 1) Name two advantages of using coal to produce electricity in Saskatchewan. Natural gas is a non-renewable resource. It is a flammable gas made up of methane Add the following terms and their and is clear and odourless. Found underground, natural gas is carefully released from ______definitions to your personal glossary: the ground by using drills to extract the gas and have it come up through pipes. ______Coal Turbine HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY? ______There are two ways: Carbon Capture and Storage ______Reclamation 1. Simple cycle gas turbines use heat from when the gas is burned to turn a turbine and generate electricity. This method is best when power use is at its peak, like Emissions 2) Why would some people think using coal would be a bad idea? hot summer days, or in the middle of winter. Baseload ______2. Combined cycle gas turbines add another step and use hot air from the burning gas to create steam. The steam powers a turbine, which generates electricity and ______can be up to 15% more efficient than using simple cycle alone.
______WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS ______Compared to coal, natural gas produces 50% less greenhouse gases but it will have even stricter regulations in the near future. Canada has enough natural gas reserves to meet national energy demand for 300 years. 3) What is Saskatchewan doing to help reduce the negative impacts of using coal for electricity? WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF NATURAL GAS? Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions to learn more about natural gas ______Natural gas is a non-renewable resource and will eventually run out. Natural gas can also be hard to find and the price anc vary quite a bit. The exploring and drilling of ______land in order to find natural gas can upset the environment and the methane makes ______the gas very flammable which increases the chance of explosions and fire. Electricity produced from natural ______gas (excluding
4) Where are coal plants located? cogeneration) makes up about 30 of ______% SaskPower's total ______generating capacity.
5) What is the future of all coal-fired power stations in Canada?
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______Carbon Capture and Storage Facility Estevan, SK ?
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Lesson 2.2 Lesson 2.2 Natural Gas 2.2 Natural Gas Activity Teacher Answer Key
(For worksheet on pg. 16)
1. Natural gas is 3. A benefit from using natural 5. What are simple cycle gas a. A renewable energy gas is turbines? source a. A lot of air pollution a. Uses heat from when the b. A non-renewable is created gas is burned to turn a ACTIVITY APPROACH: energy source b. Produces less than half of turbine and produce In addition to what is learned in the 1) Make copies and distribute the c. Is not an energy source the emissions of a coal electricity information sheet (pg. 13), students information sheet to each student. plant b. Found in coal plants will watch a video to complete their Review the content to suit your 2. Where are natural gas plants c. No air pollution is created c. Runs your car worksheet on natural gas. classroom. located in Saskatchewan? d. There are many rainbows d. None of the above a. In the far north created Make sure students watch for 2) Watch the natural gas video and Canada is the world’s b. On every street corner definitions of terms to add to their have students take notes on what they fifth-largest natural gas 6. What are combined cycle c. Western part of the 4. A concern about natural gas is glossary and encourage them to keep learn. producer and has enough gas turbines? track of this non-renewable source in province a. Not reliable a. Uses hot air from the 3) Allow students time to web search natural gas reserves to the All Fuel Sources Chart (pg. 32). d. There aren’t any natural as b. It is very flammable and burning gas to create saskpower.com and other sources to meet current national plants in Saskatchewan can explode steam which powers a complete their interactive timeline, energy demand for SUGGESTED TIME: c. Once it’s burned it’s gone turbine to generate glossary, All Fuel Sources Chart (pg. 32) 300 years.1 30 minutes or one class period or for good electricity and worksheet. work as a jigsaw activity with lessons d. Both b and c b. Powers wind turbines
2.1-2.5. 1 Source: ASSESSMENT: c. Not efficient https://www.capp.ca/energy/canadas-energy-mix/ d. None of the above Expectations Checklist (pg. 54).
RESOURCES: Search saskpower.com for: • How Our Power Stations Work » Natural Gas DEFINITIONS See Glossary (pg.56)
"Using Natural Gas to Generate Electricity" https://www.saskpower.com/Our-Power-Future/Our-Electricity/ Electrical-System/How-Our-Power-Stations-Work
[SELECT NATURAL GAS]
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Lesson 2.2 Natural Gas Lesson 2.3 Hydro Student Worksheet Information Sheet
Visit saskpower.com to find the answer and circle the correct one. WHAT IS HYDROELECTRICITY? 1. Natural gas is 4. A concern about natural gas is Hydroelectricity comes from flowing water, which turns turbines to generate a. A renewable energy a. Not reliable Add the following terms and their electricity. There are two types of hydroelectric power stations: source b. It is very flammable and definitions to your personal glossary: 1. Reservoir power plants store water upstream by building a dam. Water flow through b. A non-renewable energy can explode the dam can be adjusted like a tap to generate only the amount of power needed. source c. Once it’s burned it’s gone Natural Gas 2. Run-of-river power plants don’t use dams. Instead, water takes a detour from the c. Is not an energy source for good Fossil Fuels river through a tube. The flow of the water in the tube produces electricity and is d. Both b and c Extract then sent back into the river. The amount of electricity generated depends on the 2. Where are natural gas plants flow of the river. Methane located in Saskatchewan? 5. What are simple cycle gas a. In the far north turbines? Non-renewable HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ENERGY? b. On every street corner a. Uses heat from when the Most hydroelectric power stations use water held in dams to drive turbines and c. Western part of the gas is burned to turn a generators, which turn mechanical energy into electrical energy. The water from province turbine and produce reservoirs flows through channels, called penstocks, which connect them to a station. d. There aren’t any natural as electricity The moving water turns a hydraulic turbine, which rotates a generator and produces plants in Saskatchewan b. Found in coal plants energy. Once the water has been through the turbine, it is directed into the exit, called c. Runs your car a tailrace. The water is then returned to the river below the dam where it continues downstream toward its natural destination. A dam is a barrier constructed to hold water 3. A benefit from using natural d. None of the above gas is back and raise its level, the resulting reservoir being used in the generation of electricity or water supply. By holding water in the reservoir, the potential for immediate electricity a. A lot of air pollution 6. What are combined cycle is stored. Excess water from heavy rains or spring run-off anc be released from the is created gas turbines? reservoir through spillway gates, if required. b. Produces less than half of a. Use hot air from the Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions to the emissions of a coal plant learn more about hydro burning gas to create WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING HYDROELECTRICITY? c. No air pollution is created steam which powers a Hydroelectricity is a renewable resource. That means that as long as the water system is d. There are many rainbows turbine to generate cared for there will be water to use to turn the turbines. It is a domestic source of energy created electricity and is an affordable cost of power when spread out over the lifetime of the plant. Water b. Powers wind turbines levels can be adjusted and even conserved according to the need for power and it is safe c. Not efficient compared with the use of fossil fuels and nuclear. 20% of our total d. None of the above generating capacity WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF HYDROELECTRICITY? in Saskatchewan Hydroelectricity can have a negative impact on the surrounding area where the dams comes from hydro. and power stations are built. Sometimes the areas around the dams need to flooded, which is a change from the natural flow of the water. But, the water is often returned to its natural path further downstream. The initial expense to build a hydro power station is high and droughts can have a serious impact on how much hydro power can be produced.
Natural Gas Power Station in Landis, SK ?
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Lesson 2.3 Lesson 2.3 Hydro Hydro Activity Teacher Answer Key 2.3 ?
(For worksheet on pg. 20)
TRUE OR FALSE ANSWERS
FALSE A. Hydroelectricity comes from the wind. It comes from water.
ACTIVITY APPROACH: TRUE B. Hydroelectricity is a renewable source of energy. In addition to what is learned in the 1) Make copies and distribute the FALSE C. Saskatchewan’s hydroelectric power stations are in Estevan and Coronach. information sheet (pg. 17), students information sheet to each student. They are primarily in northern Saskatchewan and along the Saskatchewan river. will watch a video to complete their Review the content to suit your worksheet on hydro. classroom. TRUE D. Flowing water turns turbines which generate electricity.
Make sure students watch for 2) Watch the hydro video and FALSE E. Low water levels have no impact on the amount of electricity that can be generated. definitions of terms to add to their have students take notes Hydro-electricity TRUE F. Run-of-river power stations don’t use dams. Instead water flows through a tube. glossary and encourage them to keep on what they learn. uses the power of track of this non-renewable source in falling or flowing TRUE G. Hydroelectricity has a relatively low environmental impact. the All Fuel Sources Chart (pg. 32). 3) Allow students time to web search saskpower.com and other sources water to generate SUGGESTED TIME: to complete their glossary, All Fuel electricity. Sources Chart (pg. 32), and worksheet. 30 minutes or one class period or DISCUSSION QUESTIONS work as a jigsaw activity with lessons ASSESSMENT: 2.1-2.5. 1. What makes Northern Saskatchewan an ideal place to produce energy using hydroelectricity? Expectations Checklist (pg. 54). source: https://canadahydro.ca/facts/ Look for answers that include abundant water supply. RESOURCES: 2. What concerns do you think people who live near a hydro power station might have? https://www.saskpower.com/Our- Power-Future/Our-Electricity/ Damming the river might harm the fish life; power station may harm the environment by removing trees and Electrical-System/How-Our-Power- potential flooding. Stations-Work
DEFINITIONS See Glossary (pg.56)
Search saskpower.com for: • How Our Power Stations Work » Hydroelectric Stations
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Lesson 2.3 Hydro Lesson 2.4 Wind Student Work Sheet Information Sheet
TRUE OR FALSE? WHAT IS WIND ENERGY? Wind energy is a renewable source of energy that has been used for thousands of years. ______. A Hydroelectricity comes from the wind. Saskatchewan currently has two wind facilities and some independent wind facilities. Add the following terms and their ______B. Hydroelectricity is a renewable source of energy. definitions to your personal glossary: HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ENERGY? ______C. Saskatchewan’s hydroelectric power stations are in Estevan Wind turbines capture the kinetic energy available from wind and convert Hydroelectricity and Coronach. it into electrical energy. Large rotor blades mounted on tall towers rotate Dam a shaft connected to a gearbox and generator to produce electricity. The ______D. Flowing water turns turbines which generate electricity. Penstocks clean electricity created is then sent to a transmission line connected to the provincial grid, supplying electricity to homes and businesses. ______E. Low water levels have no impact on the amount of electricity Run-of-River that can be generated. Reservoir WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING WIND ENERGY? ______F. Run-of-river power stations don’t use dams. Since wind is a natural resource, it is free, renewable and there are no air emissions created, therefore keeping the atmosphere clean. ______G. Hydroelectricity has a relatively low environmental impact. WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF WIND ENERGY? Unfortunately, we cannot control the speed or rate that the wind will blow. Turbines DISCUSSION QUESTIONS usually operate with wind speeds between 15 and 90 kilometres per hour. They cease operating when temperatures fall below- 30°C. A large area of land is needed 1. What makes Northern Saskatchewan an ideal place to produce energy using hydroelectricity? for the turbines and impact on wildlife and native plants must be considered. Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions ______to learn more about wind
______ROTOR BLADE ______
NACELLE COVER ______SaskPower has a goal ______GENERATOR of ensuring that there WIND ENERGY 2. What concerns do you think people who live near a hydro power station might will be up to 30% have? GEAR BOX wind power capacity in ______Saskatchewan by 2030. ______POWER CABLES ______TRANSFORMER ______TOWER
______
Hydro Power Station in Nipawin, SK ?
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Lesson 2.4 Lesson 2.4 Wind Wind Activity Teacher Answer Key 2.4 ?
(For worksheet pg. 24)
1) What isn’t part of a 3) Identify 3 benefits of wind power. wind turbine? 1. Wind is free a) Nacelle 2. Wind is renewable ACTIVITY APPROACH: b) River dam In addition to what is learned in the 1) Make copies and distribute the 3. Wind has no emissions information sheet (pg. 21), students information sheet to each student. c) Generator will complete a worksheet on wind Review the content to suit your turbines. classroom. d) Rotor blade 4) What are 3 negatives of wind power?
Make sure students watch for 2) Watch the wind video Today, there are 1. It won't work below -30˚C definitions of terms to add to their and have students take notes 2) How much wind capacity does over 268,000 wind 2. It won’t produce power when the wind isn’t blowing glossary and encourage them to keep on what they learn. SaskPower plan to have by track of this non-renewable source in turbines operating 2030? 3. Wind speed cannot be controlled 3) Allow students time to web search the All Fuel Sources Chart (pg. 32). around the world a) 100% saskpower.com and other sources in over 90 4. A large area of land is required SUGGESTED TIME: to complete their glossary, All Fuel b) 50% Sources Chart (pg. 32), and worksheet. 30 minutes or one class period or countries c) 30% 5) What renewable source powers work as a jigsaw activity with lessons ASSESSMENT: the turbines? 2.1-2.5. d) 10% Expectations Checklist (pg. 54). Source: http://canwea.ca/wind-facts/ a) Natural gas
RESOURCES: b) Water https://www.saskpower.com/Our- c) Coal Power-Future/Our-Electricity/ Electrical-System/How-Our-Power- d) Wind Stations-Work
DEFINITIONS Search saskpower.com for: See Glossary (pg.56) • How Our Power Stations Work » Wind Facilities
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Lesson 2.4 Wind Solar, Nuclear, Biomass Student Work Sheet 2.5 and Geothermal Activity
Visit saskpower.com and review the information sheet to answer the following questions.
1) What isn’t part of a 3) Identify 3 benefits of wind power. wind turbine? ______a) Nacelle ______BACKGROUND APPROACH: b) River dam It's all about balance. The most 1) Make copies and distribute the ______c) Generator balanced system of power production information sheets for each source to would include a mix of different students. Review the content to suit d) Rotor blade 4) What are 3 negatives of wind power? types of electricity generation. Solar, your classroom. Nuclear, Biomass and Geothermal are There are many ______2) Watch videos for each source and other ways to generate electricity. It’s ways to generate 2) How much wind capacity does important to learn how they might have students take notes on what they ______SaskPower plan to have by work as part of a future supply mix. learn. electricity. Maintaining 2030? ______3) Allow students time to web search a sustainable, reliable a) 100% ACTIVITY saskpower.com and other sources and environmentally Students will review the information to complete their glossary, All Fuel 5) What renewable source powers sound mix is the b) 50% sheet for solar, nuclear, biomass and Sources Chart (pg. 32) and worksheet. challenge. the turbines? geothermal technologies to help c) 30% a) Natural gas them complete a worksheet (pg. 31) ASSESSMENT: d) 10% addressing all of these technologies. Expectations Checklist (pg. 54) b) Water Make sure students watch for c) Coal definitions of terms to add to their RESOURCES:
Wind facility near glossary and encourage them to keep Search saskpower.com for: d) Wind Swift Current, SK track of these sources in the All Fuel • How Our Power Stations Work Sources Chart (pg. 32). Add the following terms and their definitions to your personal glossary: SUGGESTED TIME: 30 minutes or one class period or Wind energy work as a jigsaw activity with lessons Rotor Blade 2.1-2.5. Renewable energy Turbine Generator
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Lesson 2.5.1 Solar Lesson 2.5.2 Nuclear Information Sheet Information Sheet
WHAT IS SOLAR ENERGY? WHAT IS NUCLEAR ENERGY? Solar energy comes from the sun in the form of radiated heat and light. Nuclear energy is the energy in the center (or nucleus) of an atom. Atoms make up everything in the universe and are held together with great HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY? force. In a process called fission, atoms are broken apart, and the energy Solar panels convert sunlight into direct current (DC). An inverter converts released can be used to generate electricity at power plants. electricity from DC to alternating current (AC). The AC powers your home or business. Extra electricity is sent to the power grid. HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ENERGY? Atoms of uranium, a common element that can be mined from the Earth, are used WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? in nuclear reactions. In fission, a tiny particle called a neutron hits a uranium atom, Solar energy is a clean energy source which means nothing is emitted into the the atom splits, releasing more neutrons and generating a chain reaction. That atmosphere. Solar is renewable and sustainable. Takes up little space as panels can be reaction releases huge amounts of energy. That energy can boil water to create steam, installed on rooftops. Solar is beneficial in powering remote areas that are not able to which in turn causes turbines to spin, generating electricity in a power plant. access traditional power grids and it is a quiet technology not adding to noise pollution. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES? Nuclear energy has a low impact on the environment since it does not release Solar power is expensive to set up initially. It is only able to produce power during any gases like carbon dioxide or methane into the atmosphere. Electricity at the daytime when the sun is out, so might not be a solution for places that see a nuclear power plant can be produced 24/7 unlike solar or wind, which is little sunlight. With current technology, a large area of photovoltaic cells is required dependent on weather conditions. And, the cost of uranium, which is used to adequately power a home. This may be an issue where space is limited. And, as a fuel in generating electricity, is quite low and very little of it is required Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions batteries needed to store solar energy are heavy, large and expensive. to produce energy. Saskatchewan has a substantial supply of uranium. to learn more about nuclear Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions to learn more about solar WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES? The waste produced by nuclear reactors needs to be disposed of at a safe place since it is extremely hazardous and can leak radiations if not stored properly. Nuclear accidents like Kindersley, Swift the ones at Chernobyl or Fukushima can cause severe damage to the environment and Current, Estevan, humans. Even small leaks can cause devastating effects and risk exposure to radiation. Broadview and Weyburn, Saskatchewan are some of the sunniest places in Fission and Fusion Canada averaging sun Fusion is a way of combining the atoms to make a new atom. For example, the energy from the sun is produced by fusion. Inside the sun, hydrogen atoms are combined to make helium. Helium doesn’t need that much energy to hold it together, so the extra over 300 days a year. energy produced is released as heat and light. https://www.currentresults.com/ Weather-Extremes/Canada/ Search saskpower.com for: sunniest-places.php Fission is a way of splitting an atom into two smaller atoms. The two smaller atoms don’t need as much energy to hold them • How Our Power Stations Work » together as the larger atom, so the extra energy is released as heat and radiation. Nuclear power plants use fission to make Solar ? electricity. By splitting uranium atoms into two smaller atoms, the extra energy is released as heat.
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Lesson 2.5.3 Biomass Lesson 2.5.4 Geothermal Information Sheet Information Sheet
WHAT IS BIOMASS? WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL? Biomass is the energy contained inside plants and animals - plants In its simplest terms, geothermal means earth-heat. The further you travel toward the earth's absorb energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. core, the hotter it gets. Geothermal energy uses the earth's heated core to produce power. When biomass is burned, this stored energy is released as heat. HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY? HOW DOES IT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY? Geothermal energy uses the escaping heat from Earth's core as a means The most common method is as simple as burning wood or wood pellets to heat a to heat water and produce electricity. By drilling deep into the Earth's boiler and create steam to turn a turbine. Wood can also be combined with coal. interior, we find temperatures suitably high to produce electricity.
Other biomass methods include: heating biomass in tanks with no oxygen to create WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GEOTHERMAL? a bio-oil, which can then be burned like gasoline; or using corn and wheat to create As a renewable source of energy geothermal is cheaper and more reliable than most a combustible fuel called ethanol. Bacteria can even break down manure and plants renewable sources. This fuel source can be used for direct heating of homes and offices. like a compost to create a flammable gas, which can be burned to generate power. It does not create any pollution, and helps to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF GEOTHERMAL? Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide. However, plants also take carbon Geothermal is expensive to set up, is only suited to particular regions of dioxide out of the atmosphere and use it to grow their leaves, flowers, branches, the country, and geothermal energy can not be easily transported. and stems. That same carbon dioxide, then, is returned to the air when the plants are burned. Biomass is abundant and renewable. As long as there is something living on earth there will be sources for biomass. Biomass can greatly reduce landfills as it can take waste and turn it into something useful. Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions Visit saskpower.com/supplyoptions to learn more about biomass to learn more about geothermal WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES? It can be expensive. Also, there can be an odor and emissions associated with burning waste materials. Biomass would not be suitable for large scale Canada’s best power generation as companies would have to clear considerable forest geothermal plays, area resulting in major changes to landscape and disrupting habitat. where you have Search saskpower.com for: to dig the least • How Our Power Stations Work » Geothermal distance and the water is hottest, are in British Columbia 2 Did you know? and the Yukon. 2 source: http://www.desmog.ca/2014/02/26/ Search saskpower.com for: The Temple Gardens Mineral Spa in Moose Jaw, SK is heated by geothermal top-5-reasons-why-geothermal-power- nowhere-canada • How Our Power Stations Work » energy? By the time the naturally heated mineral water reaches the spa Biomass through an insulated pipeline it is around 45˚C. ?
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Lesson 2.5 Solar, Nuclear, Biomass Lesson 2.5 Solar, Nuclear, Biomass and Geothermal Teacher Answer Key and Geothermal Student Work Sheet ?
(For worksheet on pg. 31) SOLAR: TRUE OR FALSE? SOLAR: TRUE OR FALSE ______A. Solar power can be captured at night A. Solar power can be captured at night. FALSE Add the following terms and their definitions to your personal glossary: B. Solar energy is obtained from sunlight. TRUE ______B. Solar energy is obtained from sunlight. Solar C. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity. TRUE ______C. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity. Nuclear D. Saskatchewan has large scale solar generating power stations. FALSE ______D. Saskatchewan has large scale solar generating power stations. Geothermal ______E. Some homeowners in Saskatchewan get their electricity E. Some homeowners in Saskatchewan get their electricity from Biomass solar panels installed on the roofs of their homes. TRUE from solar panels installed on the roofs of their homes.
NUCLEAR DISCUSSION
Advantages: Disadvantages: • The energy source for nuclear energy NUCLEAR DISCUSSION • Nuclear power generation emits no • The waste from nuclear energy is is Uranium. Uranium is a scarce Nuclear power plants have a relatively good safety record but there is strong debate carbon dioxide (CO2). extremely dangerous and it has to be resource with a supply that once about the potential risk they pose. List three advantages and disadvantages of nuclear gone, it can't be replenished. power in Saskatchewan: • This technology is readily available, it carefully looked after for several years. does not have to be developed first. • Despite a generally high security • The time frame needed for Advantages: ? standard, accidents can still happen. formalities, planning and building of a • Uranium is mined in Saskatchewan. 1) What is the most common new nuclear power station is 10 - 15 1 years. method of providing biomass?
2 2) Identify two other biomass methods.
3 3) What is the environmental impact of biomass? Disadvantages: 1) What is the most common method of providing biomass? 1) How does geothermal work? 4) How does geothermal work? Burning wood or wood pellets to heat a boiler and create steam to turn a Geothermal energy uses the earth’s 1 5) What are the environmental turbine. Wood can also be combined with coal. heated core to produce power. benefits of geothermal? 2) Identify two other biomass methods. 2) What are the environmental benefits of geothermal? 2 Other biomass methods include: heating biomass in tanks with no oxygen to create a bio-oil, which can then be burned like gasoline; or using corn and wheat It is renewable, emits no carbon into the atmosphere. to create a combustible fuel called ethanol. Bacteria can even break down 3 manure and plants like a compost to create a flammable gas, which can be burned to generate power. 3) What is the environmental impact of biomass? Low. Biomass produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other supply options.
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Lesson 2.6 All Fuel Sources Chart Section 3: Student Worksheet Powering Saskatchewan Section
Fill out chart below after learning about each fuel source. Electricity powers our lives every day, and every day we’re using more and more of it. In Saskatchewan, demand for electricity is growing fast with population 3.0 Generation Renewable or growth and new businesses starting up. Keeping up with this demand is a challenge Source Non Renewable Pros Cons that each generation will be faced with – especially in light of environmental considerations and aging infrastructure.
Producing power in a province as large and diverse geographically as ours can be a challenge. Our power grid is past its prime, and much of it must be renewed or replaced. The power industry globally faces stricter environmental regulations, which make a lot of the electricity we produce now more expensive or obsolete. There needs to be enough power for everyone in Saskatchewan, while reducing environmental impact and finding new ways to generate power. That is a very big job.
In this section, students will move through a series of four activities all designed to help them understand what it takes to power a province the size of Saskatchewan.
OUTCOME: INDICATOR:
EL6.1 c) Locate and categorize by type the large- Assess personal, societal, economic, and scale electrical energy generation facilities environmental impacts of electricity use in Saskatchewan and explain how electrical in Saskatchewan and propose actions to energy is transmitted from those facilities reduce those impacts. [CP, DM] to locations throughout the province.
TEACHER BACKGROUND Students will learn how electricity gets to them, why power sometimes goes out, how power is generated and where power generation facilities are located in Saskatchewan. Using a variety of web search, and group projects and discussions will stimulate the minds of students and get them thinking about issues related to bringing electricity to a province as big and diverse as Saskatchewan.
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Lesson 3.1 Power Lines Powering Saskatchewan Information Sheet 3.1 Power Lines Activity
POWER LINES, ALSO KNOWN AS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES Turning on your lights is the end result of an electrical journey that begins with a generation facility and is made possible thanks to a reliable transmission and distribution system. When everything is in working order, and there are no problems, electricity finds ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT its way to you. Students will be introduced to Expectations checklist (pg. 54) the transmission and distribution Electricity leaves a generating plant and is raised to a high voltage to travel efficiently over side of delivering electricity. RESOURCES long-distance transmission lines to a substation. From there, voltage is lowered through • How Power Gets to You The challenges of building power lines a series of smaller substations and transformers to reach customers in a safe, low-voltage infographic (pg. 55). form along distribution lines. and ensuring the power is always on In Saskatchewan are common in the electrical industry. SaskPower YouTube Channe: there are more SOMETIMES THE POWER GOES OUT Students will complete a worksheet • How Does Electricity Get To Your Home to demonstrate their knowledge of than 156,000km of If the power goes out in your home, call SaskPower at 310-2220 (toll-free, 24/7) to report • How SaskPower finds and fixes these areas and related issues. it. By following SaskPower on twitter (@SaskPower ) you can find out where the power is power outages power lines over a out and when it will be restored. geographic area of SUGGESTED TIME: about 652,000km2 See pg. 55 30 - 60 minutes.
APPROACH 1) Review the video, "How does electricity get to your home?" or review the reference on pg. 55. Teachers may prefer to print it out and hand a copy to each student for easy reference.
2) View the video “Sometimes Power goes out”. Electric and Magnetic Fields Check out our YouTube Electric fields are produced by voltage and formed whenever a connection is 3) Discuss with the class some of channel and search for: made with an outlet. The higher the voltage, the stronger the electric field. the key findings of both videos. • How Power Gets To You Magnetic fields are produced when an electric current is flowing through an 4) Have students complete appliance or wire. The greater the current, the stronger the magnetic field. the worksheet. When you plug the power cord of an appliance into a wall socket, the connection Electricity - A form of energy creates an electric field along the cord. When you turn the appliance on, the resulting from the existence of flow of electricity through the cord also creates a magnetic field. charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
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Lesson 3.1 Power Lines Lesson 3.1 Power Lines Teacher Answer Key Student Work Sheet ?
(For worksheet on pg. 37) Search for the answers to the following questions at saskpower.com
1) What 7-digit phone number should you call if the power goes out in your home? 1) What 7-digit phone number should you call if the power goes 310-2220 out in your home? Add the following terms and their definitions to your personal glossary: ______2) What are the four main causes of power outages in Saskatchewan? Electricity
Old equipment; nature (animals); accidental contact (vehicles, vandalism); and weather. 2) What are the four main causes of power outages in Saskatchewan? Transmission Distribution ______3) What is a planned power outage? ______When power is shut off by the power company to maintain equipment before it breaks. ______
4) During a wide-spread outage where would power be restored first? ______
Hospitals, nursing homes, police and fire stations, water treatment and sewage facilities. 6) What are electric and magnetic 3) What is a planned power outage? fields (EMF)?
5) Describe how power gets to you. ______
Electricity leaves a generating plant and is raised to a high voltage to travel efficiently over long-distance transmission lines to a ______substation. From there voltage is lowered through a series of smaller substations and transformers to reach customers in a safe, low-voltage form along distribution lines. ______
______6) What are electric and magnetic fields (EMF)? 4) During a wide-spread outage where would power be restored first? ______Electric fields are produced by voltage and formed whenever a connection is made with an outlet. The higher the voltage, the ______stronger the electric field. Magnetic fields are produced when an electric current is flowing through an appliance or wire. The ______greater the current, the stronger the magnetic field. ______
5) Describe how power gets to you. ______DEFINITIONS ______See Glossary (pg.56) ______
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Lesson 3.2 Power Stations Powering Saskatchewan Information Sheet 3.3 Power Sources Map Quest
We’re lucky in Saskatchewan because when it comes to power sources … we do have options. From coal to hydro, wind to natural gas there is no shortage of ways to generate electricity.
While there is no one best option, sometimes the best option is a whole bunch of ACTIVITY EXTENSION methods working together. Saskatchewan’s power comes from a variety of methods Students will discover what generating As a classroom, discuss where a to ensure an adequate supply of electricity. The right mix will be a blend of a few sources currently produce power for solar power station could be, or sources of energy, along with new technologies, and reminders for us all to use only Saskatchewan and where they are located. biomass or geothermal or nuclear. the power we need and to unplug electronics when they’re not being used. Students will conduct a search of the The most balanced system would include a mix of these types of ASSESSMENT: electrical system map of the province. electricity generation: Use this as a completed or participation mark. You can mark the exit slips, SUGGESTED TIME BASELOAD INTERMITTENT or journal entries at your own 30 minutes. These types of systems operate Intermittent systems work only when discretion and preference. all day, every day and produce conditions are right, for example: the basic amount of power that wind turbines need a breeze to APPROACH RESOURCES is needed for our province. rotate in order to generate power. Discuss the electrical system map • Print out of Electrical System with students pointing out the Map (pg. 42). INTERMEDIATE PEAKING locations of the power stations. These options are kind of like These systems kick in for a short Hand out the map quest chart backup plans that boost power time when power demand spikes, (pg. 41) and instruct the students when demand increases, like like when the Rider game is on TV. The Shand Carbon Capture to complete the chart based on the during the cold winter months. Test Facility in Estevan information they find on the map.
(pictured) and the CCS After completing the chart, have student's Knowledge Centre at note three things they observe in their Innovation Place Research notebook. Discuss observations as a class. Park in Regina serve as To see SaskPower's two sources for further current mix of electricity generation visit research into Carbon Our Energy Mix Capture and Storage technologies. Visit www.saskpower.com/ supplyoptions ?
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Lesson 3.3 Powering Saskatchewan Lesson 3.3 Powering Saskatchewan Map Quest - Teacher Answer Key Student Work Sheet - Map Quest ? To find the most up-to-date answers to this table, search saskpower.com for: system map To find the answers to this table, search saskpower.com for: system map
Go on to saskpower.com. Fill in the chart below with the correct information. Number of Generating Stations Total Megawatts produced
Total Megawatt Net Number of Generating Stations Hydro 6 889 Capacity
Coal 3 1,530 Hydro Add the following terms and their definitions to your personal glossary: Natural Gas 9 1,771 Megawatt Coal Wind 5 221 Capacity Transformer Solar 0 0 Natural Gas
Nuclear 0 0 Wind Geothermal 0 0
Biomass 0 0 Solar
Small IPP* 26 Nuclear TOTAL CAPACITY 4,437
* Small Independent Power Producers not shown on map. Geothermal
Biomass DEFINITIONS See Glossary (pg.56) Small IPP
TOTAL CAPACITY
40 41 SYSTEM MAP
Northwest Territories
1 HYDRO - TOTAL CAPACITY 889 MW WIND - TOTAL CAPACITY 221 MW Stony Rapids 1 Athabasca Hydroelectric System 1 Cypress Wind Power Facility - 11 MW
• Wellington (5 MW) 2 SunBridge Wind Power Facility* - 11 MW • Waterloo (8 MW) 3 Centennial Wind Power Facility - 150 MW
• Charlot River (10 MW) 4 Morse Wind Energy Facility* - 23 MW Points North 2 Island Falls Hydroelectric Station - 111 MW 5 Red Lily Wind Energy Facility* - 26 MW
3 Manitoba Hydro Northern Power Purchase Agreement - 25 MW Powering System Map (Owned by Manitoba Hydro) Saskatchewan 3.3 4 E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station - 289 MW COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW
5 Nipawin Hydroelectric Station - 255 MW 1 Poplar River Power Station - 582 MW 6 Coteau CreekSYSTEM Hydroelectric MAPStation - 186 MW 2 Boundary Dam Power Station - 672 MW Lesson 3.3 SYSTEMPowering MAP Saskatchewan 3 Shand Power Station - 276 MW Section 4:
Northwest Territories NATURAL GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,771MW SaskPowerNorthwestSYSTEM Territories MAP System Map Small Independent Power Producers (not shown on 2 1 Meadow Lake Power Station - 44 MW Conserving Electricity Section 1 SYSTEMHYDRO MAP - TOTAL CAPACITY 889 MW WIND - TOTALmap)- CAPACITY Total Capacity 221 MW 26 MW 1 Stony Rapids 2 Meridian Cogeneration Station* - 210 MW HYDRO1 Athabasca - TOTAL Hydroelectric CAPACITY System 889 MW WIND1 Cypress - TOTAL Wind PowerCAPACITY Facility -221 11 MW MW Stony Rapids 1 Athabasca Hydroelectric System 1 Cypress Wind Power Facility - 11 MW 13 3 North Battleford • Wellington Generating (5 MW) Station* - 260 MW 2 SunBridge Wind Power Facility * - 11 MW Northwest Territories • Wellington (5 MW) 2 SunBridge* Large Wind Power Independent Facility* - 11 MWPower Producer • Waterloo (8 MW) 3 Centennial Wind Power Facility - 150 MW 1 To see the most 4 up-to-date Yellowhead version Power of Station this map, - 138 searchMW saskpower.com for: system map • Waterloo (8 MW) 3 Centennial Wind Power Facility - 150 MW Northwest Territories • Charlot River (10 MW) 4 Morse Wind Energy Facility* - 23 MW Meadow Lake Points North 5 4 1 Ermine Power2 • Charlot Station River (10- 92 MW) MW 5 Morse Wind Energy Facility * - 23 MW Electricity use is on the rise and as important as it is for power companies to PointsHYDRO North - TOTAL CAPACITY Island Falls889 Hydroelectric MW Station - 111 MW WIND - TOTAL Red Lily CAPACITY Wind Energy Facility 221* - 26 MW MW 2 Island Falls Hydroelectric Station - 111 MW 5 Red Lily Wind Energy Facility* - 26 MW 6 3 Manitoba Hydro Northern Power Purchase Agreement - 25 MW 4.0 Stony Rapids Landis Power Station - 79 MW keep up with the demand, consumers of electricity can also help by conserving 1 4 1 1 5 HYDRO Athabasca - TOTAL Hydroelectric CAPACITY 3 SystemManitoba(Owned 889 by Hydro Manitoba MW Northern Hydro) Power Purchase AgreementWIND - 25 Cypress MW - TOTAL Wind TRANSMISSIONPower CAPACITY Facility -221 11 MW MW Lloydminster 7 Cory Cogeneration (Owned by Manitoba Station Hydro) - 228 MW electricity. Conserving means that there is less demand put on power plants to Stony Rapids 4 E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station - 289 MW 2 COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW Prince Albert 1 •Athabasca Wellington Hydroelectric (5 MW) System 1 CypressSunBridge Wind Wind Power Power Facility 230Facility kV - 11* - MW11 MW 2 4 E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station - 289 MW COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW 5 Nipawin Hydroelectric Station - 255 MW 1 Poplar River Power Station - 582 MW generate electricity. This is good for the environment, and great for the consumer. (Owned by SaskPower International and ATCO Power3 Canada) • WellingtonWaterloo (8 (5 MW) MW) 5 Nipawin Hydroelectric Station - 255 MW 2 SunBridgeCentennial 1 Poplar Wind Wind River Power Power Power 138Facility StationFacility kV/115 -* 582 kV/110 -- 11150 MW MW kV MW 3 6 Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station - 186 MW 2 Boundary Dam Power Station - 672 MW Manitoba 8 Queen 6Elizabeth Coteau Creek Power Hydroelectric Station Station- 634 -MW 186 MW 2 Boundary Dam PowerSwitching Station station - 672 MW 4 North Battleford • WaterlooCharlot River (8 MW) (10 MW) 34 CentennialMorse Wind3 Shand Wind Energy Power Power FacilityStation Facility - 276* - 23MW -MW 150 MW Points North In this section, students will discover ways to conserve electricity. Knowledge 9 3 Shand Power StationInterconnection - 276 MW 2 Spy Hill Generating Station* - 86 MW 5 Saskatoon •Island Charlot Falls River Hydroelectric (10 MW) Station - 111 MW 4 MorseRed Lily Wind Wind Energy Energy Facility Facility* *- 23- 26 MW MW gained in this section will allow students to become leaders of change in their own Points North NATURAL GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,771MW 3 5 Small Independent Power Producers (not shown on 6 2 IslandManitoba Falls2 HydroHydroelectric Northern NATURAL1 Station MeadowPower GAS- Purchase Lake111 -PowerMW TOTAL StationAgreement CAPACITY - 44 MW - 1,771MW25 MW Red Lily Wind Energy Facility * - 26 MW families and communities. map)-Small Independent Total Capacity Power 26 MW Producers (not shown on 8 (Owned2 by Manitoba Hydro) 1 Meadow Lake Power Station - 44 MW 5 7 3 Manitoba Hydro Northern 2 MeridianPower PurchaseCogeneration Agreement Station* - 210 MW- 25 MW map)- Total Capacity 26 MW SYSTEM MAP 2 Meridian Cogeneration Station* - 210 MW 4 (OwnedE.B. Campbell by Manitoba13 Hydroelectric Hydro) 3 North Station Battleford - 289 Generating MW Station* - 260 MW COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW 13 3 * Large Independent Power Producer 1 4 North Battleford Generating Station* - 260 MW 45 NipawinE.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Hydroelectric Station Yellowhead Station - 255 MW Power- 289 Station MW - 138 MW COAL 1 Poplar - * TOTAL RiverLarge IndependentPower CAPACITY Station Power - Producer582 1,530 MW MW 1 4 6 Meadow Lake 5 ErmineYellowhead Power Power Station Station - 92 MW - 138 MW
Alberta 6 Meadow Lake 5 NipawinCoteau CreekHydroelectric Hydroelectric Station5 Station - 255 MW - 186 MW TOTAL AVAILABLE 12 PoplarBoundary GENERATING River Dam Power Power Station Station CAPACITY- 582Northwest - 672 MW MW Territories 6 Ermine Power Station - 92 MW 9 4 Landis Power Station - 79 MW 5 6 3 TRANSMISSION Lloydminster Regina 6 Coteau 4Creek Hydroelectric 7 Landis Cory Station Cogeneration Power -Station 186 StationMW - 79 MW - 228 MW FROM 2ALL ShandBoundary SOURCES Power Dam Station Power - 4,437 - Station276 MW MW - 672 MW Prince Albert 5 TRANSMISSION1 2Lloydminster 7 230 kV OUTCOME: INDICATOR: Cory(Owned Cogeneration by SaskPower Station International - 228 MW and ATCO Power Canada) HYDRO - TOTAL CAPACITY 889 MW WIND - TOTAL CAPACITY 221 MW Prince Albert 3 Shand Power138230 Station kV/115kV kV/110 - kV276 MW 2 3 Stony Rapids Manitoba (Owned by SaskPower International and ATCO Power Canada) 1 1 41 5 8 Queen Elizabeth Power Station - 634 MW Switching138 kV/115 station kV/110 kV Athabasca Hydroelectric System Cypress Wind Power Facility - 11 MW Swift Current 4 3NortSYSTEMh Battleford NATURAL MAP GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,771MW Manitoba EL6.1 d) Identify factors that affect electrical 8 Queen Elizabeth Power Station - 634 MW Switching station 3 4 North Battleford 9 Spy Hill GeneratingAs of StationMarch* - 86 31, MW 2016 Small IndependentInterconnection Power Producers (not shown on • Wellington (5 MW) 2 SunBridge Wind Power Facility* - 11 MW 2 Saskatoon 1 Assess personal, societal, economic, and energy consumption at home, school, and 2 Meadow Lake Power Station9 - 44 MW Interconnection 1 NATURAL GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY Spy Hill Generating 1,771MW Station* - 86 MW • Waterloo (8 MW) 3 Centennial Wind Power Facility - 150 MW 6 Saskatoon Smallmap)- Independent Total Capacity Power 26 MW Producers (not shown on 2 environmental impacts of electricity use in the workplace and propose methods of 2 8 1 Meridian Cogeneration Station* - 210 MW 4 Northwest Territories 5 6 7 Meadow Lake Power Station - 44 MW • Charlot River (10 MW) Morse Wind Energy Facility* - 23 MW map)- Total Capacity 26 MW Points North in Saskatchewan and propose actions to decreasing electrical energy consumption 5 8 13 7 23 NorthMeridian Battleford Cogeneration Generating Station Station* - 210* - MW260 MW 2 Island Falls Hydroelectric Station - 111 MW reduce those impacts. 5 [CP, Red LilyDM] Wind Energy Facility* - 26that MW can help to conserve natural resources 1 Estevan * Large Independent Power Producer Coronach 3 1 1HYDRO - 6TOTAL2 CAPACITY3 34 889 MW WIND - TOTAL CAPACITY 221 MW Manitoba Hydro Northern Power Purchase Agreement - 25 MW Alberta 13 NorthYellowhead Battleford Power Generating Station - 138Station MW* - 260 MW TOTAL AVAILABLE GENERATING CAPACITY and protect the environment.. Stony Rapids (Owned by Manitoba Hydro) 1 6 9 1 Alberta Athabasca Hydroelectric System Cypress Wind PowerTOTAL Facility AVAILABLE - 11 MW * Large GENERATING Independent CAPACITY Power Producer Meadow Lake 5 FROM ALL SOURCES - 4,437 MW 1 4 YellowheadErmineRegina Power Power Station9 Station - 92 MW - 138 MW 4 E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station - 289 MW COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW United States of America 2 • Wellington (5 MW) Regina SunBridge Wind Power FacilityFROM* - 11 ALL MW SOURCES - 4,437 MW Meadow Lake 56 5 Nipawin Hydroelectric Station - 255 MW 1 Poplar River Power Station - 582 MW • Waterloo41 (8 MW) Landis Ermine PowerPower StationStation5 -- 7992 MWMW 3 Centennial Wind Power Facility - 150 MW SYSTEM MAP Swift C4urrent 3 As of March 31, 2016 TRANSMISSION 5 41 5 6 Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station - 186 MW 2 Boundary Dam Power Station - 672 MW Lloydm9364.01inSYSTEMster MAP Swift Cur re2nt • Charlot River (10 MW) 67 Cory Cogeneration Station - 228 MW 4 Morse Wind Energy Facility * - 23 MW Points North 1 3 Landis Power Station - 79 MW As of March 31, 2016 TEACHER BACKGROUND Prince Albert 4 230 kV 3 2 5 1 22 Island Falls Hydroelectric Station - 111 MW 5 Red Lily Wind Energy Facility* - 26 MW TRANSMISSION Shand Power Station - 276 MW Lloydminster 7 (Owned by SaskPower International and ATCO Power Canada) Cory Cogeneration Station - 228 MW 138 kV/115 kV/110 kV 3 Prince Albert 3 Manitoba Hydro Northern Power Purchase Agreement - 25 MW 230 kV 2 Manitoba 8 Estevan This section provides tools to get students thinking North Battleford (Owned byCo rManitobaonach 1 Hydro) Queen(Owned Elizabeth2 by3 SaskPower Power International Station - 634 and MW ATCO Power Canada) Switching station NATURAL GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,771MW Northwest Territories 4 Estevan 138 kV/115 kV/110 kV 3 Coronach 1 2 3 Small Independent Power Producers (not shown on Northwest Territories 4 E.B. CampbellManitoba Hydroelectric9 Station - 289 MW COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW Interconnection 2 1 Meadow Lake Power Station - 44 MW United States of America 8 SpyQueen Hill GeneratingElizabeth Power Station Station* - 86 - MW 634 MW Switching station about ways to conserve power and behaviour changes 4 North BattleSafosrdkatoon map)- Total Capacity 26 MW 5United Nipawin States Hydroelectricof America Station - 255 MW 1 Poplar River Power Station - 582 MW 2 Meridian Cogeneration Station* - 210 MW 1 9 Spy Hill Generating Station* - 86 MW Interconnection that they can make in their homes. Students who 6 6 1 HYDRO - TOTAL CAPACITYSaskatoon 8899364.01 MW Coteau Creek HydroelectricWIND Station- TOTAL - 186 MW CAPACITY 221 2 MW Boundary Dam Power Station - 672 MW 13 3 North Battleford Generating Station* - 260 MW HYDRO - TOTAL CAPACITY 8899364.01 MW WIND - TOTAL CAPACITY 221 MW * Large Independent Power Producer Stony Rapids 8 3 share this information with their families are key in 1 Athabasca5 Hydroelectric7 System 1 Cypress Wind Power Facility - 11 MW Shand Power Station - 276 MW 1 4 Yellowhead Power Station - 138 MW Stony Rapids 6 1 Athabasca Hydroelectric System 1 Cypress Wind Power Facility - 11 MW 8 Meadow Lake 5 • 5 Wellington (5 MW)7 2 SunBridge Wind Power Facility* - 11 MW Ermine Power Station - 92 MW promoting a generation of using less electricity. NATURAL GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,771MW • Wellington (5 MW) 2 SunBridge Wind Power Facility* - 11 MW 6 Landis Power Station - 79 MW 6 3 Small Independent Power Producers (not shown on 4 • Waterloo (8 MW) 2 1 Meadow Lake Power Station Centennial - 44 MW Wind Power Facility - 150 MW 5 TRANSMISSION Alberta 3 TOTALmap)- Total AVAILABLE Capacity 26 MW GENERATINGLloydminst eCAPACITYr 7 • Waterloo (8 MW) 9 Centennial Wind Power Facility - 150 MW Cory Cogeneration Station - 228 MW • Charlot River (10 6MW) 2 Meridian Cogeneration 4 Station Morse* -Wind 210 MW Energy Facility* - 23 MW 2 Prince Albert 230 kV Points North Alberta Regina 4 TOTALFROM AVAILABLE ALL SOURCES GENERATING - 4,437 CAPACITY MW (Owned by SaskPower International and ATCO Power Canada) • Charlot River (10 MW) 13 3 North Battleford Generating Morse Station Wind* - 260 Energy MW Facility * - 23 MW 3 138 kV/115 kV/110 kV Points North 9 5 Manitoba 2 Island Falls Hydroelectric Station - 111 MW Red Lily Wind Energy Facility* - 26 *MW Large Independent Power Producer 8 North Battleford Queen Elizabeth Power Station - 634 MW Switching station 2 Island1 Falls Hydroelectric Station - 111R eMWgina 4 Yellowhead Power Station 5 Red - 138 Lily MW Wind Energy Facility * - 26 MW FROM ALL SOURCES - 4,437 4MW 5 9 Interconnection 3 ManitobaMeadow L aHydroke Northern41 Power Purchase Agreement - 25 MW Spy Hill Generating Station* - 86 MW Swift Current 5 Ermine Power Station - 92 MW Saskatoon 3 (OwnedManitoba by Hydro Manitoba 3Northern Hydro) Power Purchase Agreement - 25 MW As of March 31, 2016 41 6 Landis Power5 Station - 79 MW 6 (OwnedSw1ift Curre2 nbyt Manitoba Hydro) 4 4 3 5 TRANSMISSION 8 Llo ydmin steE.B.r Campbell Hydroelectric Station - 289 MW 7 Cory Cogeneration COALStation - 228 - TOTALMW CAPACITY As of March 1,530 31, 2016MW 5 7 2 4 E.B. Campbell2 Prince HydroelectricAlbert Station - 289 MW COAL - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,530 MW230 kV 5 Nipawin1 Hydroelectric Station - 255 MW (Owned by SaskPower 1 International Poplar River and ATCOPower Power Station Canada) - 582 MW 138 kV/115 kV/110 kV 5 3 Nipawin Hydroelectric Station - 255 MW Manitoba 1 Poplar River Power Station - 582 MW Estevan 8 Queen Elizabeth Power Station - 634 MW Switching station 6 Coteau4 North CreekBattleford Hydroelectric Station - 186 MW 2 6 Coronach 1 2 3 Boundary Dam Power Station - 672 MW Alberta TOTAL AVAILABLE GENERATING CAPACITY 6 Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station - 186 MW 9 Spy Hill Generating Station 2 Boundary* - 86 MW Dam Power Station - 672 MW Interconnection 9 Saskatoon Estevan 3 Shand Power Station - 276 MW Regina FROM ALL SOURCES - 4,437 MW Coronach 1 2 3 6 United States of America 3 Shand Power Station - 276 MW 5 8 41 5 7 Swift Current NATURALUnited GAS States- TOTAL of America CAPACITY 1,771MW 3 As of March 31, 2016 9364.01 NATURAL GAS - TOTAL CAPACITY 1,771MW Small Independent Power Producers (not shown on 1 2 2 1 Meadow Lake6 Power Station - 44 MW Small Independent Power Producers (not shown on 2 9364.01Alberta 1 map)- TotalTOTAL Capacity AVAILABLE 26 MW GENERATING CAPACITY Meadow Lake Power Station - 44 MW 9 2 Meridian Cogeneration Station* - 210 MW map)- Total Capacity 26 MW Regina FROM ALL SOURCES - 4,437 MW Estevan 2 Meridian Cogeneration Station* - 210 MW Coronach 1 2 3 13 3 North Battleford Generating Station* - 260 MW 13 3 41 5 Sw ift C Northurrent Battleford Generating Station* - 260 MW * Large Independent Power Producer United States of America 1 4 Yellowhead3 Power Station - 138 MW As* Largeof March Independent 31, 2016 Power Producer 1 4 1 2 Meadow Lake Yellowhead Power Station - 138 MW 5 Ermine Power Station - 92 MW 42 9364.01 43 Meadow Lake 5 Ermine Power Station - 92 MW 6 Landis Power Station - 79 MW 4 Estevan 5 6 Landis PowerC oStationronach - 179 MW 2 3 TRANSMISSION Lloydminster 4 7 5 Cory Cogeneration Station - 228 MW TRANSMISSION 2Lloydminster Prince Albert 7 CoryUnited Cogeneration States of America Station - 228 MW 230 kV 2 Prince Albert (Owned by SaskPower International and ATCO Power Canada) 230 kV 3 (Owned by SaskPower International and ATCO Power Canada) 138 kV/115 kV/110 kV 9364.01Manitoba 8 138 kV/115 kV/110 kV 3North Battleford Queen Elizabeth Power Station - 634 MW Switching station 4 Manitoba 8 Queen Elizabeth Power Station - 634 MW Switching station 4 North Battleford 9 Spy Hill Generating Station* - 86 MW Interconnection Saskatoon 9 Spy Hill Generating Station* - 86 MW Interconnection Saskatoon 6 6 8 5 7 8 5 7
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Alberta 9 TOTAL AVAILABLE GENERATING CAPACITY Regina 9 FROM ALL SOURCES - 4,437 MW Regina FROM ALL SOURCES - 4,437 MW 41 5 Swift Current 3 41 5 Swift Current As of March 31, 2016 3 1 2 As of March 31, 2016 1 2
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9364.01 9364.01 Conserving How to conserve Conserving Projects Electricity 4.1 Electricity 4.1
Lesson 4.1 Conserving Electricity Conserving Electricity Information Sheet 4.1 Checklist and House Projects
WHY CONSERVE ELECTRICITY The idea of conserving electricity means that you should only use it when necessary and avoid wasting it. This means doing simple things, like turning off lights when ACTIVITY 6. Hand out the home audit and you leave a room, as well as more involved processes, such as replacing standard Students will discover how to conserve tell students to take it home and light bulbs and appliances with those that use less electricity. While you may not energy and the importance of doing complete it with their family and notice much of an impact on your day-to-day life when you make these types this. This lesson is a combination of in bring back to class for sharing. of changes, the environmental impact of your actions will be much larger. class and take home work that will allow 7. Hand out the House Activity Sheet (pg. 47) and have students WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY? students to introduce or reinforce the notion of conservation with their families. complete it in class. • The accumulated savings in power bills at the end of the year. • The ability to use less fossil fuels. It’s important to save energy to give researchers This lesson is intended to help students EXTENSION ACTIVITY assess and change behaviours. more time to find alternatives to fossil fuels that are affordable and practical. Have students create a conservation Light-Emitting Diode • Reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Producing checklist for their school and (LED) Light bulbs use electricity creates pollution. Even the production of solar panels SUGGESTED TIME complete it as a class. up to 80 per cent less can create pollutants during the manufacturing process. In class time 30-60 minutes. electricity and last up Don't feed the phantom ASSESSMENT Take home chart can be conducted over an to 15 times longer than CONSERVING ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME Use this as a completed or participation Power used by electronic evening or week depending on your class There are many ways you can conserve electricity in your home. mark. You can mark the exit slips, incandescent bulbs. devices when they are schedule. or journal entries at your own • Turn off lights when they are not in use plugged in but not being discretion and preference. • Turn off electronics when not in use used is called phantom LESSON power. Some devices 1. Read the information sheet to class. • Use LED light bulbs RESOURCES work better when plugged in all 2. Discuss with the class what • Seal air leaks in your home • Conservation checklist the time (e.g. refrigerator, freezer) conserving electricity means. • Buy energy efficient appliances while others can be turned off • Conserving electricity student handout 3. Is there Phantom Power • Plug electronic games and computers into a power bar (e.g. gaming devices) when not in in the classroom? Search saskpower.com for: • Close blinds or drapes, especially those with direct sunlight use. Here’s what you can do: • Efficiency Programs And Tips 4. Review the content on • Plug your entertainment system saskpower.com. into a power bar and switch it off when you're not using it. 5. On a whiteboard in class or in groups • Unplug small appliances when all create a web or a list of ways to they are doing most of the time is conserve energy in the home. displaying a clock (e.g. coffee pot). • All the little red or green lights in your home indicate things that are drawing power. Even plugged in chargers are drawing electricity even though they aren’t connected to your device. • Anything that can be turned off with a remote is consuming power.
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Lesson 4.1 Conservation Checklist Lesson 4.1 Conserving Electricity Student Worksheet Student Project
Behaviours Your Findings Check STEPS: 1. Label and design the following 2. Cut the house out from this 3. Paste this onto a poster board or YES (2 pts) rooms in this house: sheet, then cut on the green your science notebook. Do you have LED light bulbs in your home? NO (0 pts) Bedroom, Bathroom, Living Room, dotted lines only. If YES, how many? ______and Kitchen. 4. Lift the flaps for your rooms and write out at least three ways to YES (2 pts) conserve energy in that room. Do you power off your computer every night when you are done? NO (0 pts) Great job. Using a power bar might make that easier. YES (2 pts) Do you unplug your charger from the power source when it is not charging a device? NO (0 pts) Encourage your family to unplug their chargers to save energy. YES (5 pts) Is your vehicle plugged in no more than 4 hours in the winter? NO (0 pts) Using a block heater timer makes this easy. YES (5 pts) Do you turn lights off when you leave a room? NO (0 pts) Remind your family to do so also. YES (3 pts) Do you turn off the TV when you leave the room? NO (0 pts) An unwatched TV is just sad. YES/SOMETIMES (3 pts) Does your family hang clothes on a clothes line to dry? NO (0 pts) Clothes dryers use a lot of electricity. YES (5 pts) Do you open the curtains and let the sun shine in your NO (0 pts) home in the winter? Sunlight will naturally warm your room so you can turn down your thermostat. YES (3 pts) Do you or someone in your family turn the thermostat down during the day when no one is home? NO (0 pts) Great way to save energy when no one’s home. 30 points 20-29 = = You’re a 0-19 = Try some of these behaviors Keep up the Conservation and see the difference they make. TOTAL POINTS good work. Rock Star.
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Section 5: Lesson 5.1 Electrical Safety Safety Around Electricity Section Information Sheet
Electricity is everywhere and learning how to use it safely is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone wants you to stay safe around electricity. If an electrical incident happens, Whether at home, at school, on the playground, or on the farm, knowing where the 5.0 someone can be seriously injured … or worse. It’s important to risks are and how to avoid them is key to ensuring everyone can enjoy the benefits of know the rules and be aware of any electrical hazards both inside and electricity. outside the home.
In this section, students will discover ways to be safe around electrical equipment. RULES Knowledge gained in this section will allow students to become leaders of change in their own families and communities. Prevent: Respect power outlets. Never ever stick Look up and live when helping in the yard/ anything into electrical outlets except farm. Plan your work in advance, lower proper electrical cord plugs. But remember, OUTCOME: INDICATOR: equipment and have someone watching to too many plugs in one outlet can cause a prevent contact with overhead power lines. fire. EL6.1 e) Explain potential dangers of electricity Assess personal, societal, economic, and at home, school, and the workplace and Look up and live when playing. Always Always unplug. If something goes wrong environmental impacts of electricity use suggest ways individuals can minimize keep flying toys like kites and play with your electrical appliance or device, in Saskatchewan and propose actions to those dangers. Watch "Farm Safety Around reduce those impacts. [CP, DM] structures like tree houses well away from shut it off before unplugging it. Never try to Power Lines" on our YouTube channel overhead power lines. Electricity can travel fix anything electrical yourself, always ask through them back to you. an adult for help. As a class, watch these safety videos TEACHER BACKGROUND Before you dig. If anyone you know is React: about to dig, remind them to contact Sask Stay back. If you see a broken power line, 1st Call to locate underground power lines Students will gain valuable knowledge on how to be keep everyone back at least 10 metres. Call first. safe around electricity and the impacts of not being SaskPower at 310-2220 safe around electricity. The lesson encourages group Water and electricity don't mix. Never or call 911. leave power cords or anything electrical discovery, research and presentation skills. Stay put. If a vehicle you're in contacts near the tub, sink, toilet or swimming pool. a power line and there is no fire call This includes electronic toys and devices. SaskPower at 310-2220 or call 911 and stay ASSESSMENT: Stay away from electrical infrastructure. inside until help arrives. Electrical infrastructure like substations, Getting out safely. If a vehicle you are in Presentation addresses Points Comments towers, transformers and power poles are contacts a power line and there is fire or At least 5 safety problems & rules not play structures. They are dangerous if / 10 smoke, you must exit the vehicle. Learn to address each problem you get too close. the proper technique here: http://www. Correct number to call if electrical incident / 5 saskpower.com/safety/electrical-safety/ Watch "Test your power safety homeowner-safety/vehicle-accidents-and- knowledge" on our Correct number to call if someone is injured / 5 YouTube channel electrical-safety/ Creativity of project and execution / 5
Grammar and punctuation / 5 TOTAL:
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Test your power safety Section 6: 5.1 knowledge-Group project Careers with electricity Section
In this section, students will discover what kinds of jobs are available within the electric industry and what kinds of qualifications are required. As Saskatchewan’s 6.0 provincial power company, SaskPower requires many different jobs and always has a need to fill high demand jobs. ACTIVITY 3. Have the students record all possible This activity will introduce students to many different jobs in the electrical industry – This lesson will provide students with safety hazards they can think of for even some they probably didn’t even know existed. an opportunity to present information their theme, and ways to eliminate or on electrical safety in a way that both reduce the hazard. educates and engages them. Final projects 4. Announce to the class that they will will demonstrate the students research be creating a presentation to raise capabilities as well as their writing, and OUTCOME: INDICATOR: awareness about electrical safety. presentation skills. This project will also They can select any method they wish This bear is very lucky EL6.1 f) Research employers and careers related reinforce facts and persuasion skills and to present their project: PowerPoint, that he didn't get Assess personal, societal, economic, and to electrical energy generation, distribution, show off creativity as they work towards environmental impacts of electricity use and conservation in Saskatchewan. Brochure, Essay, Poster, Video, electrocuted.The reason he talking about a very serious subject in an in Saskatchewan and propose actions to Interview with family, or another idea. engaging way. didn't was pure luck. As he reduce those impacts. [CP, DM] 5. Ask students to be as creative as they climbed the POWER pole he In addition to the information sheet want but make sure they include the likely stayed very close and the in-class videos, students are following: to it and did not come in encouraged to seek out other websites and contact with the wire. TEACHER BACKGROUND references that feature electrical safety • At least 5 safety problems. For rules. example, if their theme is farm, list A job fair is a way to help students develop their Even as he is napping at the top of the possible scenarios where someone research and writing skills while learning about a pole, the fact that he isn't touching the SUGGESTED TIME could get injured by electricity on possible career. Making the job fair accessible to wire in front of the glass insulators is the farm. 1-2 classes. probably keeping him safe. Luckily, this other grades in the school is a great idea to share • A rule to address the safety bear made it down alive, but the message this information - especially with older grades. APPROACH problem. for all of us is that being anywhere near 1. As a class, review the Rules on the power lines is dangerous for animals and • Who to call and the number if you information sheet and watch the humans. contact a power line. videos You've Got a Lot on the Line, • Who to call and the number if Test Your Power Safety Knowledge and RESOURCES Auto Accidents and Electrical Safety. someone is injured. SaskPower YouTube Channel: 2. Divide students up into 4 groups 6. Students will present their findings in • "Test Your Power Safety Knowledge" giving each group a theme: home; class. Search saskpower.com for: neighborhood; school; • Vehicle Accidents And Electrical Safety or farm. EXTENSION Have students present to younger grades as a way to share this knowledge.
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Careers Lesson T Rubric Electricity Job Fair CONCERNS CRITERIA ADVANCED 6.1 AREAS THAT NEED WORK STANDARDS FOR THIS PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE OF EXCEEDING THE STANDARDS
ACTIVITY RESOURCES: • Personality Attributes – Do you like to Students will research a job that they are Career path information - search work outdoors? Do you like to work interested in and create a presentation to saskpower.com: in an office? What is required for the chosen profession? If none are listed, help inform others. • Career Paths consider attributes that you think • Careers SUGGESTED TIME would be beneficial to the job. Two classes (one for research CRITERIA • Physicality – Describe if there is heavy lifting, climbing or working and one for presentation). Presentation must be researched, well underground involved. Or do you sit at written and include: APPROACH: a desk or do you work from a vehicle? 1. Introduce students to the career • Job Title and Description – describe • Location – If it isn’t indicated, describe paths and jobs in demand areas on the basic task of the career, what where you think this job might be SaskPower's website. responsibilities are required. located (outdoors, office building…). • Education – What education, high Why SaskPower should hire you – 2. Ask students to select one career they school and post-secondary courses, Describe how you think this job would feel they would be most interested in are required? suit you and why SaskPower should and have them research it and create hire you. a presentation for a mini electricity job fair.
ASSESSMENT: Points Comments
Job Description / 5
Education / 5
Personality Attributes / 5 COMMENTS:
Physicality / 5
Location / 5
Why should SaskPower hire you / 5
TOTAL: / 30
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Expectations Checklist How Power Gets To You
EL6.1 OUTCOMES: Access personal, societal, economic, and environmental impacts of electricity use in Saskatchewan and propose actions to reduct those impacts. [CP, DM] HOW POWER GETS TO YOU
Power Station Generates electricity scale electrical electrical scale - renewable. INDICATORS: - Switching Station Raises the voltage of the based technologies have have based technologies - electricity for efficient transportation Provide examples of the types of energy sources used to used to sources of the types energy examples Provide and describe homes in the past to and light heat provide in which electricity ways with the and interact live, people work, the way changed in Saskatchewan. environment from is generated energy electrical Describe how geothermal, nuclear, gas, natural coal, hydroelectric, these and categorize and wind sources biomass, solar, or non as renewable resources type the large by and categorize Locate energy generation facilities in Saskatchewan and explain and facilities in Saskatchewan generation energy to facilities those from is transmitted energy electrical how the province. throughout locations at consumption energy electrical affect that factors Identify methods and propose home, school, and in the workplace to can help that consumption energy electrical of decreasing the environment. and protect resources natural conserve at home, school, and of electricity dangers Explain potential minimize individuals can ways and suggest the workplace those dangers. energy electrical to related and careers employers Research in Saskatchewan. conservation and distribution, generation,
LESSON: a.1 c.1 d.1 d.2 d.3 e.1 e.2 f.1 f.2 b.1 b.2 b.3 b.4 b.5 b.6 STUDENT NAME: Substation Transformer Lowers the voltage of the electricity ready to deliver for everyday use
Transmission Network Transports electricity over long distances
You Electricity is used to power our everyday lives in our Distribution Line homes and our businesses Transports electricity to its final including appliances, destination lighting, heating and entertainment.
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Baseload - ______Dam - ______Baseload - systems that run 24/7. Fossil Fuel - the organic remains Reclamation - the act of returning of plants and animals. something to a former better state. ______Biomass - any plant or animal material that can be safely burned and makes good fuel. Fusion - the process or result Renewable Energy - a source of energy ______of joining two or more things that can be used over and over or replaced. Capacity - the maximum electric together to form a single entity. output an electricity generator can Reservoir – water that is blocked by a dam. Biomass - ______Distribution - ______produce under specific conditions. Generator - a device that creates Rotor Blade – something that lifts electricity from an energy source. ______Carbon Capture and Storage– to and rotates when wind is blown capture emissions and use it for Geothermal - heat trapped over this causing a rotor to spin. ______other purposes instead of releasing under Earth’s surface. Most wind turbines have three. it into the air and water. Hydroelectricity - electricity Run-of-River - instead of dams, water Capacity - ______Electricity - ______Coal - a fossil fuel that can be generated by the force of water. is detoured from the river through burned to make electricity. a tube to produce electricity. ______Megawatt - a unit of bulk power equal Conservation - using less of something. to 1000 kilowatts. A kilowatt equals Solar - the energy from the sun. ______the total amount of power needed Dam - a barrier constructed to hold to light ten 100 watt light bulbs. Transmission - process for moving electric ______water back and raise its level. power in bulk at higher voltages from the Methane - a flammable gas. source of supply to distribution centres. Carbon Capture and Storage– ______Distribution - process for moving electric energy at lower voltages from Natural Gas - a clear gas Turbine - a machine for producing ______major substations to customers. found underground. continuous power in a wheel or rotor. ______Electricity - a form of energy resulting Non-Renewable - a source of Transformer – an apparatus for ______from the existence of charged particles energy that can only be used reducing or increasing the voltage (such as electrons or protons), either once and cannot be replaced. of an alternating current. Emissions - ______statically as an accumulation of Coal - ______charge or dynamically as a current. Nuclear - energy produced by the Wind Energy - rotates rotor ______breakdown of the smallest units of matter. blades to produce electricity. ______Emissions - the production and ______discharge of something. Penstock – a channel that carries water from a reservoir to a hydro turbine. Extract - to take out of the ground. Conservation - ______Extract - ______Phantom Power – power used by Fission – the action of dividing or splitting electronic devices when they are ______something into two or more parts. plugged in but not being used.
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1 Carbon Capture - capture emissions 12 Hydroelectricity - electricity 2 Electricity - a form of energy that ACROSS DOWN and use it for other purposes instead generated by the force of water can flow through conductors of releasing it into the air and water 1 2-words, to capture emissions and 12 Electricity generated by the force of water 2 A form of energy that can flow 13 Natural Gas - a clear gas 7 Non-Renewable - a source of use it for other purposes instead of through conductors 3 Renewable - a source of energy that found underground energy that can only be used 13 A clear gas found underground releasing it into the air and water can be used over and over or replaced once and cannot be replaced 7 A source of energy that can only be 14 Methane - a flammable gas 14 A flammable gas 4 Generator - a device that creates 8 Coal - a fossil fuel that can be 3 A source of energy that can be used once and cannot be replaced 15 Geothermal - heat trapped electricity from the energy of its spinning burned to make electricity or used over and over or replaced 15 Heat trapped under Earth’s surface under Earth’s surface 8 A fossil fuel that can be burned to make used to make other products 5 Emissions - the production and 4 A device that creates electricity 16 A barrier constructed to hold electricity or used to make other products 16 Dam - a barrier constructed to hold discharge of something The production 10 Fossil Fuels - the organic remains from the energy of its spinning water back and raise its level water back and raise its level 10 The organic remains of plants and animals and discharge of something of plants and animals 5 The production and discharge of something 18 A machine for producing continuous 18 Turbine - a machine for producing 11 Any plant or animal material that can 6 Uranium - a metal found in rock 11 Biomass - any plant or animal material that power in a wheel or rotor continuous power in a wheel or rotor 6 A metal found in rock be safely burned and makes good fuel can be safely burned and makes good fuel 9 Wind - rotates rotor blades 19 To take out of the ground 19 Extract - to take out of the ground 9 Rotates rotor blades to produce electricity. 17 Energy produced by the breakdown to produce electricity. 17 Nuclear - energy produced by the 20 The energy from the Sun of the smallest units of matter 20 Solar (Energy) - the energy from the Sun breakdown of the smallest units of matter
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Highlight the words that go with non-renewable in BLUE. Highlight the words that go with non-renewable in BLUE. Highlight the words that go with renewable in PINK. Highlight the words that go with renewable in PINK. Highlight the words that go with both in GREEN. Highlight the words that go with both in GREEN.
BIOMASS FOSSIL FUEL NATURAL GAS SOLAR BIOMASS FOSSIL FUEL NATURAL GAS SOLAR
CLEAN GENERATOR NONRENEWABLE TURBINE CLEAN GENERATOR NONRENEWABLE TURBINE
COAL GEOTHERMAL NUCLEAR URANIUM COAL GEOTHERMAL NUCLEAR URANIUM
EMISSIONS HYDROELECTRIC POLLUTION WATER EMISSIONS HYDROELECTRIC POLLUTION WATER
ENERGY METHANE RENEWABLE WIND ENERGY METHANE RENEWABLE WIND
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I have... TRANSMISSION. I have... I have... NATURAL GAS. I have... GENERATOR. Who has something that lifts and HYDROELECTRICITY. rotates when wind is blown over it, Who has the action of dividing or Who has a barrier constructed to hold Who has a machine for producing causing a rotor to spin? Most wind splitting something into two or water back and raise the level? continuous power in a wheel or rotor? turbines have three of them. more parts?
I have... I have... SOLAR. I have... CARBON CAPTURE I have... TURBINE. RUN-OF-RIVER. Who has energy produced Who has a channel that carries water by the breakdown of the AND STORAGE. Who has energy from the sun? from a reservoir to a hydro turbine? smallest units of matter? Who has a flammable gas?
I have... METHANE. I have... BASELOAD. I have... COAL. I have... BIOMASS. Who has to capture emissions and Who has heat trapped under the Who has electricity generated Who has a source of energy that can use it for other purposes instead of earth’s surface? by the force of the wind? be used over and over or replaced? releasing it into the air and water?
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I have... I have... I have... GEOTHERMAL. CONSERVATION. I have... FISSION. NON-RENEWABLE. Who has an apparatus for Who has a device that creates Who has a form of energy resulting reducing or increasing the voltage Who has the production and electricity from an energy source? from the existence of charged particles? discharge of something? of an alternating current?
I have... I have... TRANSFORMER. I have... CAPACITY. I have...WIND ENERGY. RENEWABLE ENERGY. Who has power used by electronic Who has the organic remains devices when they are plugged Who has to take out of the ground? Who has the maximum electric of plants and animals? in but not being used? output an electricity generator can produce under specific conditions?
I have... A DAM. I have... FOSSIL FUEL. I have... NUCLEAR. I have... Who has the process or result Who has any plant or animal Who has source of energy that can only PHANTOM POWER. of joining two or more things material that can be safely be used once and cannot be replaced? Who has systems that run 24/7? together to form a single entity? burned and makes good fuel?
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I have... I have... I have... ELECTRICITY. FUSION. I have... EXTRACT. RECLAMATION. Who has instead of dams water is Who has a process for moving Who has water that is Who has a fossil fuel that can be detoured from the river through electric energy at lower voltages from blocked by a dam? burned to make electricity? a tube to produce electricity? major substations to customers?
I have... DISTRIBUTION. I have... RESERVOIR. I have... ROTOR BLADE. I have...PENSTOCK. Who has a process for moving Who has a unit of bulk power electric power in bulk at higher Who has the act of returning something Who has using less of something? equal to 1000 kilowatts? voltages from the source of to a former or better state? supply to distribution centres?
I have... EMISSIONS. I have... MEGAWATT. Who has electricity generated Who has a clear gas found by force of water? underground?
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Teacher Answer Key “I have... Who has...”
I have... BASELOAD. I have... EMISSIONS. I have... METHANE. I have... RESERVOIR. Who has heat trapped under Who has electricity generated by force Who has to capture emissions and use it for Who has a unit of bulk power equal to 1000 the earth’s surface? GEOTHERMAL of water? HYDROELECTRICITY other purposes instead of releasing it into the air kilowatts? MEGAWATT and water? CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE
I have... BIOMASS. I have... EXTRACT. I have... ROTOR BLADE. Who has a source of energy that can be used over and Who has a fossil fuel that can be burned I have... NATURAL GAS. Who has the act of returning something over or replaced? RENEWABLE ENERGY to make electricity? COAL Who has a barrier constructed to hold water back to a former or better state? RECLAMATION and raise the level? DAM
I have... CAPACITY. I have... FISSION. I have... RUN-OF-RIVER. Who has the organic remains of plants Who has a form of energy resulting from the existence of I have... NON-RENEWABLE. Who has a channel that carries water from a and animals? FOSSIL FUEL charged particles. ELECTRICITY Who has the production and discharge of reservoir to a hydro turbine? PENSTOCK something? EMISSIONS
I have... CARBON CAPTURE I have... FOSSIL FUEL. I have... SOLAR. AND STORAGE. Who has any plant or animal material that can be I have... NUCLEAR. Who has energy produced by the breakdown of Who has a flammable gas? METHANE safely burned and makes good fuel? BIOMASS Who has source of energy that can only be used once the smallest units of matter? NUCLEAR and cannot be replaced? NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY
I have... COAL. I have... FUSION. I have... TRANSFORMER. Who has rotates rotor blades to produce Who has instead of dams water is detoured I have... PENSTOCK. Who has power used by electronic devices when they are electricity? WIND ENERGY from the river through a tube to produce Who has using less of something? CONSERVATION plugged in but not being used? PHANTOM POWER electricity? RUN-OF-RIVER
I have... CONSERVATION. I have... PHANTOM POWER. I have... TRANSMISSON Who has an apparatus for reducing or increasing the I have... GENERATOR. Who has systems that run 24/7? BASELOAD Who has something that lifts and rotates when wind is voltage of an alternating current? TRANSFORMER Who has a machine for producing continuous power blown over it, causing a rotor to spin? ROTOR BLADE in a wheel or rotor? TURBINE I have... RECLAMATION. I have... DAM. Who has a process for moving electric energy I have... TURBINE. Who has the process or result of joining two or more I have... GEOTHERMAL. at lower voltages from major substations to Who has energy from the sun? SOLAR things together to form a single entity? FUSION Who has a device that creates electricity from customers? DISTRIBUTION an energy source? GENERATOR I have... WIND ENERGY. I have... DISTRIBUTION. I have... RENEWABLE ENERGY. Who has to take out of the ground? EXTRACT Who has a process for moving electric power in I have... HYDROELECTRICITY. Who has the maximum electric output an bulk at higher voltages from the source of supply to Who has the action of dividing or splitting something into electricity generator can produce under distribution centres. TRANSMISSION two or more parts? FISSION specific conditions? CAPACITY
I HAVE... ELECTRICITY. I have... MEGAWATT. Who has water that is blocked by a dam? RESERVOIR Who has a clear gas found underground? NATURAL GAS
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