Educator resources

What is Energy? Electricity Concepts

• Government of California: Energy Quest site for children

What are the Sources of Energy?

Renewable Energy Sources:

• Wind
• Solar
• Hydro

For more information on wind:

• SaskPower Cypress Wind Power Project
• SaskPower Wind Power Information
• Climate Change Saskatchewan
• The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
• The Danish Wind Energy Association
• U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Education Resources

For more information on solar power:

• SaskPower Solar Power Demonstration Project
• U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Education Resources
• U.S. Department of Energy
• The Solar Power Association

For information on hydroelectricity:

For information on coal:

• www.coal.ca/coalwhat.htm

For information on natural gas:

• SaskEnergy
• SaskPower Facilities

For information on nuclear power:

• World Nuclear Association

For more information on climate change go to:

• Climate Change Saskatchewan
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate hange (the science of climate change)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the impacts of climate change)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (mitigation of climate change)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (this report summarizes the above three)

SaskPower Environmental Programs also has a brochure available with easy to understand information on climate change and Saskatchewan. Please see:

• SaskPower and climate change
• shand.saskpower.com
• www.energycheck.ca
• Tree Canada
• Earthday Website (this is a fun site for kids to visit!)