Education

Northwest Sources of Electricity Activity Book

Activities and information to help you explore different ways to generate electricity, discover where electricity comes from and consider sources of electricity for our clean energy future.

Be Power Wise

Conservation is another way to support a carbon-free electricity future. When we use less power, fewer power plants are needed to meet our electricity needs. Includes 1 page & 1 activity.
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Curriculum & Kits

The Nature of Water Power
Grades 4-8

This curriculum has multiple units and lessons to choose from to explore how the force of falling water is used to produce mechanical energy and hydropower.

Make Your Own Hydropower
Grades 7-12

A kit that includes everything needed to complete a functioning hydropower model to light an LED.

How Energy Moves from Nature to Your Home
Grades 4-8

This video with discussion prompts follows the journey of hydropower from a water drop falling as snow to an energy watt traveling on an electricity superhighway to homes and schools. A corresponding poster is also available.

PowerWheel
All Ages

Purchase a PowerWheel to demonstrate hydropower, the conversion of moving water to electricity.

Teacher & Student Opportunities

FWEE STEM Career Academies
June 2023 — For secondary students. These academies explore clean energy careers with hands-on activities like producing hydropower, racing solar cars, flying drones and more. Meet engineers, linemen, mechanics, natural resource specialist and others.
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RiverFest 2022
October 8, 2022 ~ Businesses, community organizations and people of all walks of life throughout the region have joined together to host RiverFest 2022. Free!
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