Connections. Students Powering Real Change

Energy Connections
(Grade 6)

Get ready to jump-start your electricity lessons!

    What is the Energy Connections Program?

  • Teachers attend a short, hands-on, circuit-focused workshop, afterschool, in their school district and receive all of the learning materials
  • Cross-curricular content includes electricity, conservation and sustainability and electrical safety
  • Curriculum connections meet the prescribed learning outcomes of the Grade 6 Electricity Unit, as well as Health and Career Education, Social Studies and Language Arts curricula
  • Teachers receive a complete set of teaching materials to guide them through the campaign process, including resource binder, classroom poster, and DVD
  • Registration, workshop, and materials are all free
  • For Educators

    What's In it For Educators

    Login to FirstWave to find actions and information that will supplement the classroom materials and start earning points for your school. Connect with teachers around the province and share insights and successes as they make waves with a program that goes beyond the walls of the school!

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  • For Students

    What's In it For Students

    FirstWave is fun - students collect water drops for taking positive action and can earn Badges and Accomplishments as rewards. As a class, earn points for learning about electricity and energy conservation while collaborating and competing with other schools. Who will collect the most water drops in FirstWave?

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Program Resources

Teachers receive classroom materials that include:

  • Complete teacher resource binder, including teacher background information, colour overheads and display cards
  • Twelve Monday-morning-ready lessons focus on engaging, hands-on, exploratory learning principles
  • A class set of student workbooks, full colour handouts and take-home activities that support and reinforce the electrical safety messages presented
  • A colourful classroom poster representing B.C. geography and water resources, depicting electrical safety hazards for students to identify
  • A DVD to supplement in-class learning
  • One complete electricity kit is provided to each participating school, and contains materials needed for the hands-on learning activities

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Our Program

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